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stale adj.
⇨ rotten (stale bread) ⇨ smelly (stale cigarette smoke) ⇨ tired 2 (stale news) rotten adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ smelly 另见smelly条rotten ♦︎ stale ♦︎ sour ♦︎ mouldy ♦︎ bad ♦︎ offThese words all describe food which is no longer fresh. 这些词均表示食物不新鲜的、腐烂的、腐败的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆rotten / stale / mouldy food◆rotten / bad eggs◆stale / mouldy bread◆to go rotten / stale / sour / mouldy / bad / off■ rotten (of natural things such as food or wood) that has decayed and cannot be eaten or used （食物或木头等天然的东西）腐烂的，腐败的，腐朽的◆The fruit is starting to go rotten.水果已经开始腐烂变质了。◆They pelted him with rotten eggs.他们向他扔臭鸡蛋。◆He stepped on a rotten floorboard and felt it give way.他踩到一块腐朽的地板，感觉它要陷下去了。■ stale (of food, especially bread and cake) no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat （食物，尤指面包和糕点）不新鲜的◆There was one piece of stale chocolate cake left in the tin.烤盘里还剩一块不新鲜的巧克力蛋糕。 see also stale ⇨ smelly ■ sour (of milk or sb's breath) having an unpleasant taste or smell because it is not fresh （牛奶）酸腐的，馊的；（人的呼吸）难闻的◆The milk had turned sour.牛奶已经馊了。◆He smelled a sour whiff on the old man's breath.他闻到那老人呼吸中有股臭味儿。 see also sour ⇨ bitter 1 ■ mouldy (BrE) (NAmE moldy) /ˈməʊldi; NAmE ˈmoʊldi/ covered with or containing mould; old and not in good condition 发霉的；破旧的ⓘ Mould is a fine soft green, grey or black substance like fur that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air. * mould指霉菌◆The potatoes went mouldy before we'd had a chance to use them.我们还没来得及吃，那些土豆就发霉了。◆We threw away all the mouldy old furniture.我们把破旧家具全都扔了。■ bad (of food) not safe to eat because it has decayed （食物）变质的，腐烂的◆The meat had gone bad.这肉已经坏了。◆There was a smell of bad eggs.有一股臭鸡蛋的味道。■ off [not before noun] (BrE) (of food) no longer fresh enough to eat or drink （食物）不新鲜，变质◆The fish had gone off.这鱼已变质了。◆The milk smells off.这奶的味道不对劲。 smelly adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ rotten 另见rotten条smelly ♦︎ stale ♦︎ dank ♦︎ musty ♦︎ stinkingThese words all describe sth that smells bad. 这些词均表示有难闻气味的、有臭味的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a stale / dank / musty smell◆a stale / musty odour◆a smelly / dank / musty room◆stale / dank / musty air◆stale / stinking breath◆to smell stale / dank / musty■ smelly (rather informal, disapproving) having an unpleasant smell 有难闻气味的；有臭味的◆My boyfriend's got smelly feet.我男朋友脚臭。 see also smell ⇨ odour ■ stale (of air, smoke or sth that smells) no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant （空气）不新鲜的，污浊的；（烟味）难闻的◆The room was thick with stale cigarette smoke.屋子里充斥着难闻的烟味儿。◆The room smelt of stale sweat.房间里闻着有股汗臭味。 see also stale ⇨ rotten ■ dank (especially of a place) damp, cold and smelling unpleasant （尤指地方）湿冷而难闻的◆They found themselves in a large, dank cave.他们发现自己身在一个阴冷潮湿的大洞穴里。■ musty (especially of air or a place) smelling damp and unpleasant because of a lack of fresh air （尤指空气或地方）有霉味的，发霉的◆The hallway was musty and dark.走廊里很暗，还有一股霉味。■ stinking [usually before noun] (disapproving) having a very strong, unpleasant smell 臭的；发恶臭的；十分难闻的◆The black, stinking water was covered with scum.那发黑恶臭的水上覆盖着一层浮垢。 see also stink ⇨ odour tired2 adjective feel tired 感到疲倦tired old jokes 老掉牙的笑话 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ lacklustre 另见lacklustre条tired ♦︎ corny ♦︎ trite ♦︎ stale ♦︎ hackneyed ♦︎ clichédThese words all describe things, especially language, that are uninteresting because they have been used too much. 这些词均表示事物，尤其是语言了无新意的、陈腐的、陈词滥调的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a tired / trite / hackneyed / clichéd phrase◆tired / corny / stale jokes◆trite / clichéd words◆to sound corny / trite / clichéd◆a bit corny / stale / hackneyed / clichéd◆rather trite / clichéd■ tired said or written so often that it has lost interest, meaning or humour 陈旧的；陈腐的；陈词滥调的◆He began with a few tired old jokes.他开头时讲了几个老掉牙的笑话。◆It's the same tired advice that was given to my mother.这跟给我妈妈的老掉牙的建议一样。■ corny / /ˈkɔːni; NAmE ˈkɔːrni/ (informal) used too often to be interesting or to sound sincere 陈旧的；过时的；老生常谈的◆I know it may sound corny but it happens to be true.我知道这听起来可能很老套，但这的确是真的。◆You sound like someone out of a corny film!你说话像是老电影里面的人！ⓘ Corny is used especially to describe jokes, stories, films and the situations and emotions shown in them. * corny尤用于修饰笑话、故事、电影和其中表现的情景和情感。■ trite /traɪt/ / said or written so often that it has lost interest or meaning 陈旧的；陈腐的；陈词滥调的◆It is a trite observation that there is no such thing as a standard of international law.认为世上没有国际法标准的说法是陈旧的言论。NOTE 辨析 Tired or trite? Tired phrases, jokes and advice make the listener feel bored; trite observations, questions and remarks make the listener feel contemptuous (= lacking respect). * tired形容phrase、joke和advice时指令人感到厌烦；trite形容observation、 question和remark时指令人蔑视、轻慢。■ stale no longer interesting or exciting because it has been said or done too many times before 陈腐的；没有新意的；老掉牙的◆What had seemed fresh and exciting at first was now stale and predictable.起初看起来新鲜和令人兴奋的东西现在已经老套乏味了。■ hackneyed / /ˈhæknid/ / (of a phrase or idea) used too often and therefore boring （措辞或想法）陈腐的◆The artist should be careful to avoid hackneyed subjects.艺术家应该小心避免老生常谈的主题。■ clichéd /ˈkliːʃeɪd; NAmE kliːˈʃeɪd/ (of a phrase or idea) used so often that it no longer has any meaning （措辞或想法）陈旧的，陈腐的，失去意义的◆The song is as clichéd as its title.这首歌像它的名字一样老套。 |