陳[chén] 基本解释：
新英汉大词典：
- 陈(陳)[chén]
- 动词- （安放; 摆设） lay out; put on display- （叙说） state; explain:
The matter will be explained in detail in a separate letter.此事当另函详陈。
- 形容词- （时间久的; 旧的） old; stale:
old wine;陈年老酒
The bread is too stale to eat.面包太陈不能吃了。
- 名词- （朝代名，南朝之一） the Chen Dynasty （557-589），one of the Southern Dynasties- （周朝国名） Chen，a state in the Zhou Dynasty- （姓氏） a surname:
Chen Sheng陈胜
以上内容来源于：《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法：
Mr. Chen used no (didn't use any) chemicals on his fruit.
Mr. Chen knows this, but other people don't.
The mechanics of the pump are very old.
All the new products were on show at the exhibition.
The old engine ground and shuddered.
He may be telling the truth but he is keeping something back.
A fire in the gallery caused the premature closing of the exhibition.
They had nothing to eat but stale bread.
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