stale
adj
1 (esp of food) smelling or tasting unpleasant, mouldy or dry, because no longer fresh (尤指食物)不新鲜的, 走味的, 带霉味的, 乾瘪的
stale biscuits, bread, cake, beer 不新鲜的饼乾、 面包、 糕饼、 啤酒
the smell of stale cigarette smoke 陈旧香烟的烟味.
2 no longer interesting because heard, done, etc too often before; not new 因陈旧而乏味的; 过时的
stale news, jokes, ideas 老掉牙的消息、 笑话、 思想
Her performance has become stale. 她的表演没有新意了.
3 (of athletes, musicians, performers, etc) no longer able to perform well because of too much training, playing, practice, etc (指运动员、 音乐工作者、 表演者等)(因训练、 演奏、 练习等过度)疲沓的. stale, v [I]
become stale 变得不新鲜; 走味; 失去新意; 变得疲沓
The pleasure I get from listening to such music never stales. 这种音乐我百听不厌.
Around the year 1600 the first horses were brought to the American continent by the Spanish.
大约在1600年的时候,西班牙人把第一批马匹带来美洲大陆。
No matter what happens, she often said, keep on beginning.
无论发生什么事,"她常说,不断从头开始。
The death of Gandhi gave India a chance to mourn and express how he had become father to all Indians. Millions watched the slow march that took his body through the capital.