Word · Frequency #9963
stale
长柄
a long thin handle of a tool such as a rake or axe
- 1.
A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
长而细的柄(如耙子、斧头等)
- 2.
One of the rungs on a ladder.
梯子上的横档
- 3.
The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
箭杆；矛杆等
梯档；杆；箭杆；矛杆；长而细的柄(如耙子、斧头等)；梯子上的横档；箭杆；矛杆等
In use
The rake's wooden stale snapped under the weight of the wet leaves.
He carefully tested each stale of the old ladder before climbing.
The arrow's stale was made of light, straight birch.
Connections
Collocations
- rake stale
- 耙子的长柄
- The rake stale was made of ash.这把耙子的长柄是白蜡木做的。
- ladder stale
- 梯子的横档
- One of the ladder stales is loose, so be careful.梯子有一根横档松了，所以要小心。
- arrow stale
- 箭杆
- The arrow stale was straight and smooth.箭杆又直又光滑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把stale拆成st+ale：一根长柄(stale)横在梯档上，柄头搁着一杯ale啤酒——记住‘长柄、梯档、箭杆’都是细长物。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：tool handles and farm implements、ladder rungs、arrow and spear shafts 该义项为具体名词，指工具长柄、梯档或箭/矛杆。多用于书面或技术性描述，语气比较中性。
Grammar Note
表示动物的尿，常用于马、牛等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with stale (/steɪl/): pale, sale, tale, male, and mail, although mail is written with -ail. Note that stall (/stɔːl/) looks similar to stale but has a different vowel sound, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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