idle

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英[ˈaɪdl]
美[ˈaɪdl]

基本释义

adj.
无意义的; 空闲的; 懒惰的; 无根据的
vi.
虚度; 空转; 挂空挡; 未熄火
vt.
虚度; 使空转

词性变化

实用例句

The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers.

罢工使近4 000名工人闲着没事干。

牛津词典

She left the car idling at the roadside.

她把汽车挂空挡停在路边。

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They idled along by the river (= walked slowly and with no particular purpose) .

他们沿着河边闲逛。

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They idled the days away, talking and watching television.

他们天天在闲聊和看电视中消磨时光。

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[不可数名词]After a period of enforced idleness, she found a new job.

她在被迫闲散了一段时间之后,找到了份新工作。

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In idle moments, he carved wooden figures.

他空闲时就刻木雕。

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It is idle to pretend that their marriage is a success.

佯称他们的婚姻有多美满是无意义的。

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It was just an idle threat (= not serious) .

那只不过是吓唬吓唬而已。

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idle chatter/curiosity

无聊的唠叨 / 好奇

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Over ten per cent of the workforce is now idle.

现在有超过百分之十的劳动力闲置。

牛津词典

to lie/stand/remain idle

闲置着

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an idle student

懒散的学生

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Her Daimler limo waits with its engine idling.

她的戴姆勒豪华轿车原地待命,发动机在空转。

The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.

罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。

Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled...

在树林的那一边,一架小飞机停在那里,发动机在空转。

...idled assembly plants.

停业的装配厂

We spent many hours idling in one of the cafes that line three sides of the tiny piazza...

露天小市场的三面都有小餐馆,我们在其中一家餐馆闲呆了很长时间。

When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette...

他们到他家后,斯科比闲逛了一会儿,抽完了他的香烟。

His statement isn't merely an idle boast.

他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。

It was more of an idle threat than anything...

那其实是唬人的话。

It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.

假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。

Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.

布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。

...idle curiosity.

无聊的好奇心

I never met such an idle bunch of workers in all my life!

我一辈子都没碰到过像他们这样吃白饭的工人!

...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers...

无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们

...factories that had been idle for years.

已经闲置多年的工厂

Now the machine is lying idle.

如今机器闲置着。

Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.

由于原料短缺,员工们已将近一个月无事可做。

真题例句

And it is not just individuals: the web makes it easier for companies to rent out spare offices and idle machines, too.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

英英释义

Verb
  • 1. run disconnected or idle;

    "the engine is idling"

  • 2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation;

    "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"

    "He slugged in bed all morning"

Adjective
  • 1. not in action or at work;

    "an idle laborer"

    "idle drifters"

    "the idle rich"

    "an idle mind"

  • 2. without a basis in reason or fact;

    "baseless gossip"

    "the allegations proved groundless"

    "idle fears"

    "unfounded suspicions"

    "unwarranted jealousy"

  • 3. not in active use;

    "the machinery sat idle during the strike"

    "idle hands"

  • 4. silly or trivial;

    "idle pleasure"

    "light banter"

    "light idle chatter"

  • 5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;

    "idle talk"

    "a loose tongue"

  • 6. not yielding a return;

    "dead capital"

    "idle funds"

  • 7. not having a job;

    "idle carpenters"

    "jobless transients"

    "many people in the area were out of work"

同义词辨析

idle, lazy

这两个形容词均有"闲散,懒惰"之意。

  • idle: 通常指不忙,无事可干,一般不含应责备之意。
  • lazy: 指好逸恶劳,贪闲偷懒,或不愿学习或工作等,常含应受责备之意。

同义词

adj.懒惰的;无所事事的

lazyinactiveloafingleisureatunoccupied

adj.无根据的;无理由的

unwarrantedgroundlessunfounded

adj.无益的;无聊的

worthlessfutileuselessvain

反义词

adj.懒惰的;无聊的

diligentindustrious

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