stale Meaning | BeDict

noun

不新鲜的东西, 变质食物

Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.

Examples :

"The stale bread was left on the counter, so we didn't eat it for lunch. "

那块不新鲜的面包被留在台面上了，所以我们午饭没吃。

food condition

verb

走味，变质

(of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).

Examples :

"The brewer will stale the ale in oak casks for six months to improve its clarity and potency before selling it. "

酿酒师会将麦芽酒放在橡木桶中陈化六个月，以提高其澄清度和效力，然后再出售。

drink food process

verb

使…变得不新鲜，使…过时.

To make stale; to cause to go out of fashion or currency; to diminish the novelty or interest of, particularly by excessive exposure or consumption.

Examples :

"The constant repetition of the same math problems in class staleled the students' interest in the subject. "

课堂上总是重复同样的数学题，让学生们对这门课失去了兴趣。(Kètáng shàng zǒngshì chóngfù tóngyàng de shùxué tí, ràng xuéshengmen duì zhè mén kè shīqùle xìngqù.)

style food entertainment media culture

verb

变质，走味。

To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.

Examples :

"The constant repetition of the same lunch menu at school made the sandwiches stale. "

学校午餐总是重复同样的菜单，让那些三明治变得让人厌烦了。

food condition

verb

走味，变味。

(alcohol) To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.

Examples :

"The wine had stale over the past few months, losing its flavour and becoming unpleasant to drink. "

这瓶葡萄酒过去几个月走味了，失去了原有的风味，变得很难喝。

drink food chemistry

adjective

醇厚，陈酿。

(alcohol) Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.

Examples :

"The cellar held bottles of stale ale, aged for decades and potent enough to knock you off your feet. "

这酒窖里藏着许多瓶醇厚陈酿的麦芽酒，窖藏了几十年，劲头十足，能把你直接放倒。

drink age food

adjective

不新鲜的，走味的。

No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.

Examples :

"The bread was stale, so I didn't eat it for breakfast. "

这面包都放得不新鲜了，所以我早餐没吃。

food condition

adjective

陈腐，老套，过时。

No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated.

Examples :

"The comedian's jokes were stale and predictable, so the audience didn't laugh. "

这位喜剧演员的笑话陈词滥调，毫无新意，观众都笑不出来。

style language mind quality

adjective

年老色衰，过了花期。

No longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one's prime.

Examples :

"Aunt Agnes, though charming, was considered stale by the neighborhood matchmakers; she was simply no longer considered a suitable candidate for marriage. "

虽然艾格尼丝阿姨很有魅力，但街坊邻居的媒婆们都觉得她年老色衰，过了花期，不再是合适的对象了。

age person family sex

adjective

休耕，撂荒

Fallow, in reference to land.

Examples :

"After years of yielding poor harvests, the farmer decided to let the field lie stale for a season to replenish its nutrients. "

连年歉收后，农夫决定让这块地休耕一个季度，以恢复地力。

agriculture

adjective

过时的，陈旧的。

Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.

Examples :

"a stale affidavit"

过时的宣誓书。

law politics action attitude time

adjective

陈旧，过时。

Taking a long time to change

Examples :

"The political debate on healthcare has been a stale issue, dragging on for years without significant progress. "

关于医保的政治辩论一直是个陈旧的话题，拖延了好几年都没有取得重大进展。

time condition

adjective

疲惫的，老化的

Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.

Examples :

"The marathon runner felt stale after weeks of intense training. "

经过几个星期的魔鬼训练后，这位马拉松选手感到身心俱疲，状态大不如前。

sport animal physiology condition

adjective

过期的，陈旧的。

Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.

Examples :

""The cashier wouldn't accept the check because it was six months old and considered stale." "

收银员不肯收那张支票，因为它已经过了六个月，被认为是过期作废的了。

business finance

adjective

过时的，失效的。

Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.

Examples :

"The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache."

这个漏洞被发现是由缓存中过时的/失效的数据引起的。

computing technology internet info

noun

柄，把。

A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)

Examples :

"The farmer gripped the stale of his hoe, ready to till the field before the sun got too high. "

农夫握紧锄头的长柄，准备在太阳升得太高之前耕田。

part utensil

noun

梯级，横档。

The posts and rungs composing a ladder.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully inspected the stale of the ladder before starting repairs. "

木匠在开始修理梯子之前，仔细检查了梯子的横档。

architecture part building

noun

茎，梗

The stem of a plant.

Examples :

"The plant's stale was too short to support the weight of the flower. "

这株植物的茎太短，无法支撑花朵的重量。

plant part biology

noun

箭杆，矛柄

The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.

Examples :

"The craftsman carefully examined the stale of the newly made arrow for any imperfections. "

工匠仔细检查新制箭的箭杆，看看有没有瑕疵。

weapon part

verb

使成梯状，架梯子.

To make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts.

Examples :

"The carpenter stale the ladder for the repair job, joining the rungs between the wooden posts. "

木匠为了修理工作，用横档把梯子架了起来，连接了木柱之间的梯级。

architecture structure building

noun

阵地，岗位.

A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line.

Examples :

"The soldiers maintained their stale, awaiting the signal to advance. "

士兵们坚守着各自的阵地，等待着前进的信号。

military position war

noun

僵局，僵持局面

A stalemate; a stalemated game.

Examples :

"The chess match ended in a stale after two hours, neither player able to make a winning move. "

经过两个小时的对弈，这场国际象棋比赛最终以和棋僵局结束，双方都无法走出制胜的一步。

game

noun

埋伏，伏击。

An ambush.

Examples :

"The rebels prepared a stale in the forest, hoping to surprise the approaching soldiers. "

叛军在森林里设下了一个埋伏，希望能够突袭前来进犯的士兵。

military war action

noun

一伙武装人员，一队猎人

A band of armed men or hunters.

Examples :

"The local farmers formed a stale to protect their crops from the wild boar. "

当地农民组成了一伙武装人员，以保护他们的庄稼免受野猪的侵害。

military group

noun

主力，骨干.

The main force of an army.

Examples :

"The stale of the army's invasion force marched toward the city. "

军队入侵部队的主力向城市进发。

military

verb

僵持，停滞不前。

To stalemate.

Examples :

"The negotiations between the teachers and the school board stale because neither side would compromise. "

由于双方都不肯妥协，教师和校董会之间的谈判陷入了僵局。

game sport state

verb

僵持，停滞不前。

To be stalemated.

Examples :

"The debate about who gets the last slice of pizza completely stalled; the discussion became stale. "

关于最后一片披萨给谁的争论完全僵持住了，讨论变得毫无进展。

state politics government situation

adjective

僵持的，停滞不前的。

At a standstill; stalemated.

Examples :

"The project was stale; no new ideas were being generated. "

这个项目停滞不前，没有任何新想法产生。

condition situation

noun

尿，牲畜尿。

(livestock) Urine, especially used of horses and cattle.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully avoided the area where the horses had deposited their stale. "

农夫小心地避开了马匹排泄马尿的地方。

animal physiology agriculture biology

verb

撒尿 (sā niào), 小便 (xiǎo biàn)

(livestock) To urinate, especially used of horses and cattle.

Examples :

"The old mare will often stale right after she finishes drinking from the trough. "

那匹老母马常常一喝完水槽里的水就撒尿。

animal physiology

noun

诱鸟

A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap.

Examples :

"The falconer carefully positioned the stale, hoping its calls would attract a wild hawk. "

这位驯鹰人小心地安置好那只诱鸟，希望它的叫声能引来野生的鹰。

animal bird

noun

诱饵，圈套.

Any lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait.

Examples :

"The detective used the young man as a stale, hoping to catch the real criminal. "

侦探利用那个年轻人作为诱饵，希望抓住真正的罪犯。

human person

noun

钓饵，诱饵

An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.

Examples :

"The police arrested the thief and his stale, who had lured the victim into the trap. "

警察逮捕了小偷和他的同伙，这个同伙是用来做钓饵的，他把受害者引诱进了陷阱。

police person job

noun

备胎，可怜人

A partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another.

Examples :

"After Sarah broke up with him, Mark felt like a stale; he was left feeling unwanted and rejected. "

莎拉和他分手后，马克觉得自己像个备胎，被人抛弃，感觉自己一点都不受人待见，真是个可怜人。

person literature character human suffering emotion story

noun

替罪羊，傀儡。

A patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse.

Examples :

"The new student was a stale for the popular group's plan to disrupt the school elections. "

那个新生被当成了替罪羊，成了那个受欢迎的群体破坏学校选举计划的傀儡。

person character politics job

noun

娼妓，妓女

A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.

sex person human society

noun

诱饵, 假饵

Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.

Examples :

"The hunter placed a stale in the field to attract ducks. "

猎人在田里放了一个假鸭子作为诱饵来吸引野鸭。

animal thing game

verb

引诱，诱骗。

To serve as a decoy, to lure.

Examples :

"The thief stalled the security guard by stale-ing a bag of garbage near the exit. "

小偷在出口附近引诱地扔了一袋垃圾，以此来拖延保安。

action animal game

Meanings

不新鲜的东西, 变质食物

Examples :

"The stale bread was left on the counter, so we didn't eat it for lunch. "

那块不新鲜的面包被留在台面上了，所以我们午饭没吃。

走味，变质

Examples :

"The brewer will stale the ale in oak casks for six months to improve its clarity and potency before selling it. "

酿酒师会将麦芽酒放在橡木桶中陈化六个月，以提高其澄清度和效力，然后再出售。

使…变得不新鲜，使…过时.

Examples :

"The constant repetition of the same math problems in class staleled the students' interest in the subject. "

课堂上总是重复同样的数学题，让学生们对这门课失去了兴趣。(Kètáng shàng zǒngshì chóngfù tóngyàng de shùxué tí, ràng xuéshengmen duì zhè mén kè shīqùle xìngqù.)

变质，走味。

Examples :

"The constant repetition of the same lunch menu at school made the sandwiches stale. "

学校午餐总是重复同样的菜单，让那些三明治变得让人厌烦了。

走味，变味。

Examples :

"The wine had stale over the past few months, losing its flavour and becoming unpleasant to drink. "

这瓶葡萄酒过去几个月走味了，失去了原有的风味，变得很难喝。

醇厚，陈酿。

Examples :

"The cellar held bottles of stale ale, aged for decades and potent enough to knock you off your feet. "

这酒窖里藏着许多瓶醇厚陈酿的麦芽酒，窖藏了几十年，劲头十足，能把你直接放倒。

不新鲜的，走味的。

Examples :

"The bread was stale, so I didn't eat it for breakfast. "

这面包都放得不新鲜了，所以我早餐没吃。

陈腐，老套，过时。

Examples :

"The comedian's jokes were stale and predictable, so the audience didn't laugh. "

这位喜剧演员的笑话陈词滥调，毫无新意，观众都笑不出来。

年老色衰，过了花期。

Examples :

"Aunt Agnes, though charming, was considered stale by the neighborhood matchmakers; she was simply no longer considered a suitable candidate for marriage. "

虽然艾格尼丝阿姨很有魅力，但街坊邻居的媒婆们都觉得她年老色衰，过了花期，不再是合适的对象了。

休耕，撂荒

Examples :

"After years of yielding poor harvests, the farmer decided to let the field lie stale for a season to replenish its nutrients. "

连年歉收后，农夫决定让这块地休耕一个季度，以恢复地力。

过时的，陈旧的。

Examples :

"a stale affidavit"

过时的宣誓书。

陈旧，过时。

Examples :

"The political debate on healthcare has been a stale issue, dragging on for years without significant progress. "

关于医保的政治辩论一直是个陈旧的话题，拖延了好几年都没有取得重大进展。

疲惫的，老化的

Examples :

"The marathon runner felt stale after weeks of intense training. "

经过几个星期的魔鬼训练后，这位马拉松选手感到身心俱疲，状态大不如前。

过期的，陈旧的。

Examples :

""The cashier wouldn't accept the check because it was six months old and considered stale." "

收银员不肯收那张支票，因为它已经过了六个月，被认为是过期作废的了。

过时的，失效的。

Examples :

"The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache."

这个漏洞被发现是由缓存中过时的/失效的数据引起的。

柄，把。

Examples :

"The farmer gripped the stale of his hoe, ready to till the field before the sun got too high. "

农夫握紧锄头的长柄，准备在太阳升得太高之前耕田。

梯级，横档。

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully inspected the stale of the ladder before starting repairs. "

木匠在开始修理梯子之前，仔细检查了梯子的横档。

茎，梗

Examples :

"The plant's stale was too short to support the weight of the flower. "

这株植物的茎太短，无法支撑花朵的重量。

箭杆，矛柄

Examples :

"The craftsman carefully examined the stale of the newly made arrow for any imperfections. "

工匠仔细检查新制箭的箭杆，看看有没有瑕疵。

使成梯状，架梯子.

Examples :

"The carpenter stale the ladder for the repair job, joining the rungs between the wooden posts. "