单词 | to go stale |
释义 | > as lemmasto go stale a. Sport. Of an athlete, a racing animal, etc.: Out of condition through over-severe training or exertion too long continued. to go stale. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > other spec. forsung?a1366 fordreamed?a1400 forplaint1423 forwallowed1423 forcrieda1600 overdriven1653 over-drove1751 mooth1768 forridden1820 fatigued1853 stale1856 fucked-out1862 wooden-weary1888 blind-weary.1923 partied-out1950 stressed out1980 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports ii. i. vi. §7. 335 By this means the [horse's] legs are not made more stale than necessary. 1868 Field 4 July 15/1 In the third heat [rowing], Mair of Magdalen, easily beat Willan of Exeter, who seemed stale and gone off. 1885 Truth 28 May 853/2 Dame Agnes will probably be stale after her exertions in the Derby. 1889 D. C. Murray & H. Murray Dangerous Catspaw 38 William, though a little stale, turned out to be a past master in the art. < as lemmas |
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