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stales

/steɪlz/

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noun

不新鲜的东西，变质的东西。

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

Examples :

""He fed the ducks the stales from yesterday's bakery." "

他把昨天面包店里剩下的不新鲜的面包喂了鸭子。

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verb

陈化，使走味。

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

Examples :

"The brewery stales its stout in oak barrels for six months to develop a richer, more complex flavor. "

这家啤酒厂把他们的黑啤酒放在橡木桶里陈化六个月，以发展出更丰富、更复杂的风味。

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verb

变陈腐, 过时，使厌倦

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 :

"Overplaying that popular song on the radio stales it quickly, making people tired of hearing it. "

在广播里过度播放那首流行歌曲会很快让它变得陈腐，使人们厌倦听到它。

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verb

变质，走味

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

Examples :

""The joke stales after you hear it repeated ten times." "

这个笑话听了十遍就没意思了 (Zhège xiàohuà tīngle shí biàn jiù méi yìsi le.)

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verb

变质，走味。

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

Examples :

"The leftover wine stales quickly if not properly sealed. "

剩下的葡萄酒如果密封不严，很快就会变质走味。

drink food substance

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noun

柄，把。

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

Examples :

"The hardware store sells replacement stales for shovels and rakes. "

这家五金店出售铁锹和耙子的替换柄。

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noun

梯级，横档。

The posts and rungs composing a ladder.

Examples :

"The painter carefully checked the stales of the old wooden ladder before climbing. "

油漆工在爬之前仔细检查了旧木梯的梯级。

structure part building

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noun

茎，梗

The stem of a plant.

Examples :

"The gardener carefully cut away the dead leaves around the stales of the tomato plants. "

园丁小心翼翼地剪掉了番茄植株茎周围的枯叶。

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noun

箭杆，柄。

The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.

Examples :

"The museum display showed ancient arrows with carefully crafted stales made of birchwood. "

博物馆的展览展示了古老的箭，它们的箭杆是用桦木精心制作的。

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verb

架梯级，做梯蹬.

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

Examples :

"The carpenter stales the ladder by carefully attaching each rung between the two upright posts. "

木匠通过小心地将每一根梯蹬固定在两根竖直的立柱之间来架梯级。

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noun

阵地，岗位

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

Examples :

"The historical account described the regiment holding their stales against the enemy's advance, despite heavy losses. "

历史记载描述了那个团尽管伤亡惨重，仍然坚守阵地，抵御敌人的进攻。

military position war

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noun

僵局, 和局

A stalemate; a stalemated game.

Examples :

"The debate about the school budget reached a stales; no one could agree on a compromise. "

关于学校预算的辩论陷入了僵局；没有人能在妥协方案上达成一致。

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noun

埋伏，伏击。

Examples :

"The police set stales along the highway to catch speeding drivers. "

警察在高速公路上设下埋伏，抓捕超速司机。

military action war police

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noun

队伍，团伙

A band of armed men or hunters.

Examples :

"The stales of poachers moved silently through the forest, searching for deer. "

那伙盗猎者悄无声息地穿行在森林中，搜寻着鹿的踪迹。

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noun

主力，骨干

The main force of an army.

Examples :

"The stales of the rebel army, hardened by years of fighting, marched towards the capital city. "

叛军的主力，经过多年战斗的磨砺，向首都进发。

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verb

僵持，陷入僵局。

Examples :

"The ongoing contract negotiation stales when neither side is willing to compromise. "

由于双方都不愿意妥协，持续进行的合同谈判陷入了僵局。

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verb

僵持，陷入僵局。

To be stalemated.

Examples :

"Negotiations between the company and the union stales whenever they reach the topic of healthcare benefits, with neither side willing to compromise. "

一旦公司和工会谈到医疗福利的问题，谈判就陷入僵局，双方都不愿意妥协。

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verb

撒尿，排尿 (多用于马和牛)。

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

Examples :

"The thirsty horse stales heavily after drinking a full bucket of water. "

喝完满满一桶水后，那匹口渴的马痛快地撒了一泡尿。

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noun

诱鸟，活饵鸟。

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

Examples :

"The falconer carefully positioned the stales, hoping their calls would attract other peregrine falcons to the training area. "

驯鹰人小心地布置好诱鸟，希望它们的叫声能吸引其他的游隼来到训练场。

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noun

诱饵，活饵。

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

Examples :

"The detective suspected the small-time criminals were being used as stales by a larger, more dangerous organization, lured into risky situations to draw out their targets. "

侦探怀疑那些小罪犯被一个更大、更危险的组织当成了诱饵（活饵），引诱他们进入危险的境地，以此来引出目标。

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noun

诱饵，帮凶。

An accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait.

Examples :

"The experienced pickpocket always used a couple of stales to distract people while he lifted their wallets. "

经验老道的扒手总是会用几个诱饵来分散人们的注意力，以便偷走他们的钱包。

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noun

负心人, 被抛弃者.

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

Examples :

"The stales at the school dance were sad to see their partner choosing someone else. "

在学校舞会上，那些被抛弃的人看到他们的舞伴选择了别人，都很难过。

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棋子, 傀儡，被人利用的人。

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

Examples :

""He unknowingly became a stales for the bully, spreading false rumors about others to make the bully look good." "

他不知不觉地成了那个恶霸的棋子，散布关于别人的谣言，以此来衬托那个恶霸的好。

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noun

Jiàn jì, Làng nǚ.

A prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.

sex person human society

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noun

假鸟，诱饵。

Any decoy, either stuffed or manufactured.

Examples :

"The hunter carefully arranged the stales in the field to attract geese. "

猎人小心地把那些假鸟诱饵摆放在田野里，用来引诱鹅群。

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verb

引诱，诱骗

To serve as a decoy, to lure.

Examples :

"The older, overripe banana stales the fruit flies away from the fresh peaches in the bowl. "

那根熟透的老香蕉把果蝇从碗里的新鲜桃子上引诱开了。