stale 音标拼音: [st'el]
n . 尿
a . 不新鲜的,陈腐的,疲倦的,陈旧的
vt . 使变旧,走味
vi . 变陈旧,变无味
尿不新鲜的,陈腐的,疲倦的,陈旧的使变旧,走味变陈旧,变无味
stale adj 1 :
lacking freshness ,
palatability ,
or showing deterioration from age ; "
stale bread "; "
the beer was stale " [
ant :
{
fresh }]
2 :
lacking originality or spontaneity ;
no longer new ; "
moth -
eaten theories about race "; "
stale news " [
synonym : {
cold },
{
stale }, {
dusty }, {
moth -
eaten }]
v 1 :
urinate ,
of cattle and horses Stale \
Stale \,
n . [
Cf .
OF .
estal place ,
position ,
abode ,
market ,
F . ['
e ]
tal a butcher '
s stall ,
OHG .
stal station ,
place ,
stable ,
G .
stall (
see {
Stall },
n .);
or from OE .
stale theft ,
AS .
stalu (
see {
Steal },
v .
t .).]
1 .
Something set ,
or offered to view ,
as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose ;
a decoy ;
a stool pigeon . [
Obs .]
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Still ,
as he went ,
he crafty stales did lay .
--
Spenser .
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2 .
A stalking -
horse . [
Obs .] --
B .
Jonson .
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3 . (
Chess )
A stalemate . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
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4 .
A laughingstock ;
a dupe . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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Stale \
Stale \,
a . [
Akin to stale urine ,
and to stall ,
n .;
probably from Low German or Scandinavian .
Cf . {
Stale },
v .
i .]
1 .
Vapid or tasteless from age ;
having lost its life ,
spirit ,
and flavor ,
from being long kept ;
as ,
stale beer .
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2 .
Not new ;
not freshly made ;
as ,
stale bread .
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3 .
Having lost the life or graces of youth ;
worn out ;
decayed . "
A stale virgin ." --
Spectator .
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4 .
Worn out by use or familiarity ;
having lost its novelty and power of pleasing ;
trite ;
common . --
Swift .
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Wit itself ,
if stale is less pleasing . --
Grew .
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How weary ,
stale flat ,
and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world ! --
Shak .
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{
Stale affidavit } (
Law ),
an affidavit held above a year .
--
Craig .
{
Stale demand } (
Law ),
a claim or demand which has not been pressed or demanded for a long time .
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Stale \
Stale \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Staled } (
st [=
a ]
ld );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Staling }.]
To make vapid or tasteless ;
to destroy the life ,
beauty ,
or use of ;
to wear out .
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Age can not wither her ,
nor custom stale Her infinite variety . --
Shak .
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Stale \
Stale \ (
st [=
a ]
l ),
n . [
OE .
stale ,
stele ,
AS .
stael ,
stel ;
akin to LG . &
D .
steel ,
G .
stiel ;
cf .
L .
stilus stake ,
stalk ,
stem ,
Gr .
steleo `
n a handle ,
and E .
stall ,
stalk ,
n .]
The stock or handle of anything ;
as ,
the stale of a rake .
[
Written also {
steal }, {
stele },
etc .]
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But seeing the arrow '
s stale without ,
and that the head did go No further than it might be seen . --
Chapman .
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Stale \
Stale \,
v .
i . [
Akin to D . &
G .
stallen ,
Dan .
stalle ,
Sw .
stalla ,
and E .
stall a stable . [
root ]
163 .
See {
Stall },
n .,
and cf . {
Stale },
a .]
To make water ;
to discharge urine ; --
said especially of horses and cattle . --
Hudibras .
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Stale \
Stale \,
n . [
See {
Stale },
a . &
v .
i .]
1 .
That which is stale or worn out by long keeping ,
or by use . [
Obs .]
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2 .
A prostitute . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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3 .
Urine ,
esp .
that of beasts . "
Stale of horses ." --
Shak .
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120 Moby Thesaurus words for "
stale ":
allurement ,
antiquated ,
back -
number ,
bait ,
banal ,
bewhiskered ,
blown ,
boring ,
bromidic ,
cliche ,
cliched ,
come -
on ,
common ,
commonplace ,
corny ,
crumbling ,
cut -
and -
dried ,
dead ,
decoy ,
dilapidated ,
dilute ,
diluted ,
dry ,
dusty ,
enticement ,
fade ,
familiar ,
fetid ,
flat ,
flavorless ,
frowy ,
fusty ,
gamy ,
gone off ,
gone to seed ,
gruelly ,
hackney ,
hackneyed ,
hand -
me -
down ,
hardened ,
high ,
inane ,
indifferent ,
insipid ,
jejune ,
limp ,
mild ,
mildewed ,
milk -
and -
water ,
moldering ,
moldy ,
moss -
grown ,
moth -
eaten ,
mouldy ,
musty ,
noisome ,
off ,
old ,
old hat ,
old -
fashioned ,
overused ,
pappy ,
platitudinous ,
pulpy ,
rancid ,
rank ,
reechy ,
reeking ,
rotten ,
ruined ,
ruinous ,
rusty ,
sapless ,
savorless ,
seducement ,
set ,
shopworn ,
smelly ,
snare ,
sour ,
soured ,
spiceless ,
spoiled ,
square ,
stenchy ,
stereotyped ,
stinking ,
stock ,
strong ,
tainted ,
tasteless ,
temptation ,
thin ,
threadbare ,
time -
scarred ,
timeworn ,
tired ,
tiresome ,
trap ,
trite ,
truistic ,
turned ,
unflavored ,
unoriginal ,
unsavory ,
vapid ,
warmed -
over ,
washy ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
watery ,
weak ,
weary ,
well -
known ,
well -
worn ,
wilted ,
wishy -
washy ,
withered ,
worn ,
worn thin
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