stale/stel; steIl/adj 1 no longer fresh 不新鲜的: This bread's gone stale. 这面包已不新鲜了。the smell of stale smoke 污浊的烟味see box at见 FOOD 方框2 no longer interesting 陈旧乏味的﹐不再有趣的: stale news 过时的消息3 someone who is stale has no new ideas because they have been doing something for too long〔因长期做某事而〕厌倦的﹐暮气沉沉的: I was getting stale in my old job. 原来的那份工作我干得没劲了。