| 单词 | idle |
| 释义 | adjectiveverbidleBrE /ˈaɪdl/ NAmE /ˈaɪdl/ adjective (of people 人) not working hard 懈怠的；懒惰的SYN lazy◆ an idle student 懒散的学生(of machines , factories , etc .机器、工厂等) not in use 闲置的◆ to lie /stand /remain idle 闲置着(of people 人) without work 没有工作的；闲散的SYN unemployed◆ 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。[usually before noun ]with no particular purpose or effect ; useless 漫无目的的；无效的；无用的◆ 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 . 佯装他们的婚姻有多美满是无意义的。[usually before noun ](of time 时间) not spent doing work or sth particular 空闲的◆ In idle moments , he carved wooden figures . 他空闲时就刻木雕。 ● the devil makes work for idle ˈhands (saying ) people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong 人闲生是非◆ She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers . 'The devil makes work for idle hands ,' she would say . 她认为那些违法活动是当地的无业青少年所为，总是说：“人一闲，惹麻烦。”▸ idle·ness BrE /ˈaɪdlnəs/ NAmE /ˈaɪdlnəs/ noun [U ]◆ 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。idleBrE /ˈaɪdl/ NAmE /ˈaɪdl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they idle BrE /ˈaɪdl/ NAmE /ˈaɪdl/ present simple - he / she / it idles BrE /ˈaɪdlz/ NAmE /ˈaɪdlz/ past simple idled BrE /ˈaɪdld/ NAmE /ˈaɪdld/ past participle idled BrE /ˈaɪdld/ NAmE /ˈaɪdld/ -ing form idling BrE /ˈaɪdlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈaɪdlɪŋ/ [T , I ]to spend time doing nothing important 混时间；闲荡；无所事事◆ ~sth (+ adv ./prep .)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。◆ (+ adv ./prep .)They idled along by the river (= walked slowly and with no particular purpose ). 他们沿着河边闲逛。[I ](of an engine 发动机) to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving 空转；挂空挡；未熄火SYN tick over◆ She left the car idling at the roadside . 她把汽车挂空挡停在路边。[T ]~sb /sth (NAmE ) to close a factory , etc . or stop providing work for the workers , especially temporarily （尤指暂时地）关闭工厂，使（工人）闲着◆ The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers . 罢工使近 4 000 名工人闲着没事干。 |
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