| 釋義 |
stale /steil; stel/ adj 1 (of food) dry and unappetizing because not fresh: (指為物) 因不新鮮而干瘤無味的; 凍舊的： ~ bread. 陳面包。 2 uninterest- / ing because heard before: 因以前曾聽到過而感到無趣味的; 老的; 陳舊的; 陳腐的; 拾人牙慧的： ~ news/ jokes. 舊新聞 (老笑話) 。 3 (of athletes, pianists, etc) no longer able to perform feally well because of too much playing, training, practice, etc: (指運(yùn)動員、鋼琴家等) 因過勞而表現(xiàn)不佳的; 疲憊的：become ~. 變?yōu)槠v。 vi [VP2A] become ~: 變陳舊; 變疲憊： Are there any kinds of pleasure that never ~? 有沒有永不會讓人感到乏味的娛樂呢？ ~ness n |