stale

古くなった、新鮮でない

古くなり、食べたり飲んだり吸ったりすると不快な様子。

やさしい英語で： No longer fresh or pleasant to eat, drink, or breathe.

• The bread is stale.
• These biscuits have gone stale.
• We opened the windows to let out the stale air.

類義語： fusty, spoiled, bad, maggoted

反対語： fresh

よく使う表現： stale bread, stale air, go stale

陳腐な、使い古された

使われたり聞かれたりしすぎて、面白さや新しさがなくなった様子。

やさしい英語で： No longer interesting or original because it has been used or heard too often.

• His jokes are getting stale.
• We need fresh ideas to replace this stale approach.
• The show felt stale after five seasons.

類義語： unoriginal, hackneyed, overused

反対語： fresh, original

よく使う表現： stale jokes, stale ideas, stale routine

疲れ切った

練習や試合を重ねて疲れ、十分に力を発揮できない様子。

やさしい英語で： Too tired from repeated exercise or competition to perform well.

• The runner felt stale after weeks of training.
• A stale horse may need a break from racing.
• The team looked stale near the end of the season.

類義語： exhausted, worn out

反対語： fresh

よく使う表現： stale athlete, feel stale

鮮度を失わせる、陳腐にする

特に繰り返し使うことで、新鮮さや面白さを失わせること。

やさしい英語で： To make something lose its freshness or interest, especially through repeated use.

• Repetition can stale even a good joke.
• Familiarity had staled the pleasure of their meetings.
• Constant exposure stales the appeal of the image.

よく使う表現： stale something, stale the charm

排尿する

動物が体内の液体の老廃物を尿として出すこと。

やさしい英語で： If an animal does this, it passes liquid waste from its body.

• The horse stopped to stale.
• The mare staled beside the gate.
• The groom waited while the animal staled.

類義語： urinate

よく使う表現： horse stale, stale in something