A miasma of stale alcohol hung around him.

他身上老有股难闻的酒精味。

《牛津词典》

After ten years in the job, she felt stale and needed a change.

在那个岗位干了十年之后，她觉得腻了，需要换换工作。

《牛津词典》

Running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten.

流水不腐，户枢不蠹。

《新英汉大辞典》

There was a stale sandwich and a glass of frozen milk beside my bed.

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