idle
- adj.空闲的;闲置的;懒惰的;闲散的;懈怠的;没有工作的;漫无目的的
- v.空转;无所事事;(尤指暂时地)关闭工厂，使(工人)闲着;挂空挡;闲荡;未熄火;混时间
最高级： idlest 比较级： idler 派生词： idleness n. 过去式： idled 现在分词： idling 过去分词： idled 第三人称单数： idles
idleadj.
懈怠的；懒惰的
not working hard
an idle student
懒散的学生
闲置的
not in use
to lie/stand/remain idle
闲置着
没有工作的；闲散的
without work
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。
漫无目的的；无效的；无用的
with no particular purpose or effect; useless
idle chatter/curiosity
无聊的唠叨 / 好奇
It was just an idle threat (= not serious) .
那只不过是吓唬吓唬而已。
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。
空闲的
not spent doing work or sth particular
In idle moments, he carved wooden figures.
他空闲时就刻木雕。
people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong
她认为那些违法行为是当地的无业青少年所为，总是说：“人一闲，惹麻烦”。
She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.
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。
verb
混时间；闲荡；无所事事
to spend time doing nothing important
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。
They idled along by the river (= walked slowly and with no particular purpose) .
他们沿着河边闲逛。
空转；挂空挡；未熄火
to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving
She left the car idling at the roadside.
她把汽车挂空挡停在路边。
（尤指暂时地）关闭工厂，使（工人）闲着
to close a factory, etc. or stop providing work for the workers, especially temporarily
The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers.
罢工使近4 000名工人闲着没事干。
idle
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ADJ 无事可做的;闲散的
If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work.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。
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ADJ (机器、工厂等)闲置的
If machines or factories are idle, they are not working or being used.Now the machine is lying idle.
如今机器闲置着。
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ADJ 懒散的;懒惰的;无所事事的
If you say that someone is idle, you disapprove of them because they are not doing anything and you think they should be....idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers...
无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们
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Idleness is a very bad thing for human nature.
懒散是人性中很糟糕的一面。
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We were not idly sitting around.
我们并非坐着没事干。
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ADJ 琐碎无聊的;毫无意义的
Idle is used to describe something that you do for no particular reason, often because you have nothing better to do.Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.
布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。
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We talked idly about magazines and baseball...
我们漫不经心地谈论杂志和棒球。
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ADJ 徒劳的;徒然的;无用的
If you say that it is idle to do something, you mean that it is not worth doing it, because it will not achieve anything.It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.
假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。
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ADJ 虚张声势的;唬人的
You refer to an idle threat or boast when you do not think the person making it will or can do what they say.It was more of an idle threat than anything...
那其实是唬人的话。
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VERB 无所事事;闲混;闲逛
If you idle, you spend time in a lazy way, doing nothing in particular.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。
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VERB 使（工厂等）停工
To idle a factory or other place of work means to close it down because there is no work to do or because the workers are on strike....idled assembly plants.
停业的装配厂
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VERB 使闲散;使无事可做
To idle workers means to stop them working.The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.
罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。
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VERB (发动机、车辆)空转
If an engine or vehicle is idling, the engine is running slowly and quietly because it is not in gear, and the vehicle is not moving.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。
noun
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- the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- the car engine was running at idle
verb
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- run disconnected or idle
- the engine is idling
- Synonym: tick over
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- be idle;exist in a changeless situation
- The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
- He slugged in bed all morning
- Synonym: laze slug stagnate
adj
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- not in active use
- the machinery sat idle during the strike
- idle hands
- Synonym: unused
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- not in action or at work
- an idle laborer
- idle drifters
- the idle rich
- an idle mind
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- not having a job
- idle carpenters
- jobless transients
- many people in the area were out of work
- Synonym: jobless out of work
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- not yielding a return
- dead capital
- idle funds
- Synonym: dead
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- lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
- idle talk
- a loose tongue
- Synonym: loose
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- silly or trivial
- idle pleasure
- light banter
- light idle chatter
- Synonym: light
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- without a basis in reason or fact
- baseless gossip
- the allegations proved groundless
- idle fears
- unfounded suspicions
- unwarranted jealousy
- Synonym: baseless groundless unfounded unwarranted wild
数据来源：WordNet
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Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep ; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger .
懒惰使人沉睡。懈怠的人，必受饥饿。
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During the month of our teaching , we prepared a lesson for several hours every day , although we known who we face are just elementary students , we did not idle one single day .
在我们支教的一个多月里，我们都是每天备课好几个小时，虽然是教的对象是小学生，可是我们丝毫没有懈怠的意思。
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She 's a great one for idle gossip .
她很喜欢说别人闲话。
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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。
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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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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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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 .
他们沿着河边闲逛。
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In idle moments , he carved wooden figures .
他空闲时就刻木雕。
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It was just an idle threat .
那只不过是吓唬吓唬而已。
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The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers .
罢工使近4000名工人闲着没事干。
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It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect .
假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。
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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。
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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！
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Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes .
布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。
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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。
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It was more of an idle threat than anything
那其实是唬人的话。
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He idled the time away in dreamy thought .
他在虚幻的空想中虚度了光阴。
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Now the machine is lying idle .
如今机器闲置着。
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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。
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His statement isn 't merely an idle boast .
他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。
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He idled around afterwards , window shopping until about 5pm .
然后他就闲逛，浏览橱窗直到下午5点钟左右。
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In contrast to similar services in France and Germany , Intercity rolling stock is very rarely idle .
与法国和德国的类似铁路服务系统不同，“城际列车”很少闲置。
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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。
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The earth-moving trucks and cement mixers lay idle .
运土卡车和混凝土搅拌机闲置着。
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Residents were mowing their lawns , washing their cars and otherwise idling away a pleasant , sunny day
居民们有的在刈草，有的在洗车，还有的在悠闲地享受阳光灿烂的怡人时光。
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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。
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The Duke resents being seen as a moneyed idler .
公爵对别人把他看作钱包鼓鼓、游手好闲的人感到气愤。
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He proclaimed his fellow-feeling with workers , and denounced plutocrats and the idle rich in terms which caused them alarm .
他声明了自己对工人的同情，并谴责了财阀和游手好闲的富人，其言辞之厉令这些人惶惶不安。
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The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists .
罢工使约55,000名机械师无事可做。
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