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单词 staleness
释义
staleness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsteɪl.nəs/us
/ˈsteɪl.nəs/
thequalityof being nolongernew orfresh, usually as aresultof beingkeptfor toolong:
（通常指因久放）不新鲜，走味
Employees had toremoveanyfoodtheysuspectedof staleness from theshelves.员工必须从货架上移除所有怀疑变质的食品。
Shesmeltthe staleness ofalcoholon hisbreath.她从他的呼吸中闻到了酒精的腐味。
thequalityof beingboringbecause of being toofamiliar:
老套，无新意
Theirrelationshipwasbeginningto showsignsof staleness.他们的关系开始出现僵化的迹象。
The staleness offamiliaritywas takingitstollon theband.过分熟悉导致的缺乏新意对乐队产生了影响。
theconditionof havinglostinterestin what you are doing because you areboredor areworkingtoo hard:
厌倦，烦腻
He wasquicktorecognisethedangersof staleness andmentalfatigueon such alongtour.他很快就意识到在如此漫长的巡演中烦腻和精神疲劳的危险性。
There's abitof staleness in theteam, andmaybea newcoachwouldbringsomefreshness.球队有些僵化，也许新教练会带来一些新鲜感。
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  • Awhiffof staleness came from hisoldjacket.
  • The staleness of the Democrats'argumentishurtingthem.
  • Heconfessedto afeelingof staleness aseditor.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not pleasant to eat or drink
  • (as) tough as old bootsidiom
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  • chewy
  • dishwater
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  • like dishwateridiom
  • mouldy
  • overripe
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  • stodgy
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  • unripe
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Tedious and uninspiring
Bore and bored

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stale
(Definition ofstalenessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstaleness

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This could have led tostaleness, but this did not happen.
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Thestalenessof regimes dominated by marketers is palpable.
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It is not used to preventstalenessbut to make the chewing gum a better chew than it would otherwise be.
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Stalenessoccasioned by the time occupied by earlier court proceedings may acquire particular significance.
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Stalenessand over-confidence are only two of the more obvious disadvantages.
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Great attention has been paid tostalenessand the avoidance of it, whether physical or mental.
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Thatstalenessis having its effect on the national temperament.
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We know about thestalenessof the register.
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What right does the plaintiff have when there is suchstalenessof an action that the defendant no longer exists or cannot be found?
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There has been reference to the risk ofstalenessand of a sense of isolation in these continuous courts as they are sometimes called.
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Would 15 years addstalenessto the memory?
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There is no central theme, no philosophy; just a feeling ofstaleness.
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The question of special circumstances does not affect the matter ofstalenessand the time factor.
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Stalenessis of course an important factor which it took into consideration.
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I also strongly support the idea that the chairman should not hold that post for more than 10 years, as that could lead tostaleness.
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