stale
adj
1 (esp of food) smelling or tasting unpleasant, mouldy or dry, because no longer fresh (尤指食物)不新鲜的, 走味的, 带霉味的, 乾瘪的
stale biscuits, bread, cake, beer 不新鲜的饼乾、 面包、 糕饼、 啤酒
the smell of stale cigarette smoke 陈旧香烟的烟味.
2 no longer interesting because heard, done, etc too often before; not new 因陈旧而乏味的; 过时的
stale news, jokes, ideas 老掉牙的消息、 笑话、 思想
Her performance has become stale. 她的表演没有新意了.
3 (of athletes, musicians, performers, etc) no longer able to perform well because of too much training, playing, practice, etc (指运动员、 音乐工作者、 表演者等)(因训练、 演奏、 练习等过度)疲沓的. stale, v [I]
become stale 变得不新鲜; 走味; 失去新意; 变得疲沓
The pleasure I get from listening to such music never stales. 这种音乐我百听不厌.
Do you have a doctor, Shylock, to stop Antonio's blood?
夏洛克,你是否请了医生来给安东尼奥止血呢?
One day a letter from my father arrived at the school, asking for a teacher for me.
有一天,我父亲的信寄到学校,请求为我聘用一名教师。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.