"stale" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不新鮮
• 陳舊

Definition

“stale”是指食物不再新鮮，也可形容想法或氣氛變得陳舊、無趣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“stale”多用於麵包、蛋糕等變硬但未變壞的食物，也可說想法或空氣“陳舊”。肉類或乳製品壞掉則不用“stale”。

Examples

This bread is stale.

這麵包已經**不新鮮**了。

The cookies became stale overnight.

這些餅乾一夜之間就變**不新鮮**了。

The air in the room feels stale.

房間裡的空氣很**悶**。

His jokes are getting a bit stale; we’ve heard them all before.

他的笑話有點**老套**，我們都聽過了。

I opened the bag and realized the chips were already stale.

我打開袋子，發現薯片已經**不新鮮**了。

After working here for years, everything started to feel a little stale.

在這裡工作了幾年後，一切都變得有點**單調**。