Word · Frequency #9963
stales
长柄
stales is the plural of stale.
核心释义
a long thin handle of a tool such as a rake or axe
- 1.
长而细的柄(如耙子、斧头等)
A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)
- 2.
梯子上的横档
One of the rungs on a ladder.
- 3.
箭杆；矛杆等
The shaft of an arrow, spear, etc.
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
用法In use
The rake's wooden stale snapped under the weight of the wet leaves.
用法提示：此处“stale”为名词，指耙子的长柄。
He carefully tested each stale of the old ladder before climbing.
用法提示：此处“stale”为名词，指梯子的横档。
The arrow's stale was made of light, straight birch.
用法提示：此处“stale”为名词，指箭杆。
the stale of + tool
指耙子、斧头等工具的长柄。
He gripped the stale of the axe with both hands.
他用双手紧握斧头的长柄。
a/an + adjective + stale
可用形容词说明柄的材质、长短或粗细，如 wooden stale、long stale。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词Synonyms
- handle
- 柄；把手 · 最通用的词，可指任何握柄；用于耙、斧等工具时可替换 stale，但不如 stale 强调长而细的特征。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示动物的尿，常用于马、牛等。
发音与拼写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.
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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