a.

1. 不新鮮的，腐壞的；汙濁的
   This bread is a little bit stale.

   麵包不太新鮮。

2. 陳舊的，無新意的
   The phony glamour of night clubs soon became stale and boring.

   夜總會那種虛假的榮華不久便失去了新意而使人生厭。

3. 【律】失時效的
4. 疲倦的；沒精打采的；厭倦的
   The horse has gone stale from too much running.

   那匹馬因跑得太多而疲憊了。

   She's getting stale in her job and looking for a change.

   她厭倦了她的工作，正尋求改變。

vt.

1. 使不新鮮；使陳舊
   These are things which can not be staled by repetition.

   這些東西不會因為重複而失去新意。

vi.

1. 變得不新鮮；變得陳舊

n.

1. （牛、馬等的）尿[U]

vi.

1. （牛、馬等）撒尿

adj.

1. (of food) no longer fresh or pleasant to eat.
2. no longer new and interesting.
   ▸(of a person) no longer performing well because of having done something for too long.
3. (of a cheque or legal claim) invalid because out of date.

v.

v.