Word · Frequency #9963
stales
变陈旧；变得不新鲜；变得令人厌烦
stales is the third person singular of stale.
核心释义
become stale; grow unpleasant from age or excessive exposure
- 1.
使变得陈旧；使过时或失去新鲜感,特别是因过度曝光或消费
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.
- 2.
变得陈旧；因过度曝光或消费而变得令人厌烦
To become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption.
- 3.
变得陈旧；因年龄而变得不愉快
To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age.
使不新鲜；使变陈旧；使失去新意；使变得陈旧；使过时或失去新鲜感,特别是因过度曝光或消费；变得陈旧；因过度曝光或消费而变得令人厌烦；变得陈旧；因年龄而变得不愉快；使变旧
用法In use
If you leave the cake uncovered, it will stale within a day.
用法提示：stale 作不及物动词，表示“变陈”，在 will 后接动词原形。
Reading the same speech over and over stales the message.
用法提示：stales 是 stale 的第三人称单数，作及物动词，表示“使失去新意”。
The long wait in the sun had staled the picnic sandwiches.
用法提示：staled 是 stale 的过去分词，与 had 构成过去完成时，作及物动词，表示“使变陈”。
stale sth
及物用法，表示使某事物因过度使用或曝光而失去新鲜感、变得乏味；宾语常为笑话、曲目、口号等抽象事物。
Months of touring staled the band's set list.
数月的巡演让乐队的演出曲目变得毫无新意。
sth stales
不及物用法，表示某物本身因时间而变陈旧、不新鲜，主语多为食物或事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- stale bread
- 不新鲜的面包
- The bread had gone stale after being left out overnight.面包放了一夜后变干了。
- stale air
- 不流通的空气
- The room smelled of stale air and dust.房间里充满了不流通的空气和灰尘的气味。
- stale news
- 过时的新闻
- That story is stale news; everyone already knows about it.那已经是过时的新闻了，大家都知道了。
- stale joke
- 老掉牙的笑话
- He told the same stale joke at every party.他在每次聚会上都讲同一个老掉牙的笑话。
- stale smell
- 霉味
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 stall（马厩），马厩里牛马撒尿，气味陈腐。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：animal husbandry、veterinary 通常用于描述牛马等牲畜排尿的正式或专业场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
主要用于牛马等动物排尿
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'stale' (ending /-eɪl/). Be aware that 'stall' (/stɔːl/) looks similar but does not rhyme.
用法优先级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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