stale/stel; steɪl/ adj 1 no longer fresh 不新鲜的: stale bread 不新鲜的面包 2 no longer interesting 陈旧乏味的，不再有趣的: stale news 旧闻 3 someone who is stale has no new ideas or interest because they have been doing something for too long 〔因长期从事同一工作而〕因循的; 没有生气的: I was getting stale in my old job. 我已经干腻了旧工作。