| 词汇 | idle |
| 释义 | idle (verb) idle 2 ENTRIES FOUND: idle (adjective) idle (verb) 1 idle /ˈaɪdl̟/ adjective 1 idle /ˈaɪdl̟/ adjective Learner's definition of IDLE 1 : not working, active, or being used不工作的；闲散的；闲置的 idle workers [=workers who do not have jobs]闲散的工人 The company's competitors have not been idle [=they have been active/busy] in recent months.公司的竞争对手们近几个月一直没有闲着。 The factory has been lying/sitting/standing idle [=has not been used] for the past year.工厂过去一年一直闲置着。 the idle rich [=rich people who do not have to work]游手好闲的有钱人 2 : not having any real purpose or value漫无目标的；无价值的；无意义的 idle rumors/gossip毫无根据的谣传/流言 There has been a lot of idle speculation about what might happen, but no one really knows.对于可能会发生的事情有许多徒劳的猜测，但没人真正知道会发生什么。 (formal) It is idle [=useless, pointless] to want what you cannot have.痴心妄想毫无意义。 She said she would leave him, but he knew it was an idle threat. [=he knew that she did not mean it]她说要离开他，但他知道那只是吓唬吓唬他而已。 3 : not having much activity无所事事的 the idle days of summer无所事事的夏天 4 somewhat old-fashioned : trying to avoid work : lazy懒散的；懒惰的 a careless and idle worker粗心懒散的工人 There was a group of idle boys standing on the corner.一群懒散的男孩正站在拐角。 — idleness /ˈaɪdl̟nəs/ noun [noncount] 2 idle /ˈaɪdl̟/ verb idles; idled; idling 2 idle /ˈaɪdl̟/ verb idles; idled; idling Learner's definition of IDLE 1 of an engine or vehicle : to run without being connected for doing useful work（发动机或车辆）空转，挂空挡，未熄火 [no object] She left the engine idling for a few seconds before she turned it off.她让发动机空转了一会儿才熄火。 The cars idled in traffic.汽车在塞车时空转。 [+ object] idle an engine空转发动机 2 : to spend time doing nothing or nothing useful虚度；闲混；无所事事 [no object] A group of boys idled in the doorway.一群男孩在门口闲混。 [+ object] — + away We idled away the evening playing cards.我们打牌消磨了整个晚上。 3 [+ object] US : to cause (someone or something) to stop working : to make (someone or something) idle使…停止工作；使闲散 The factory closed, idling several hundred workers.工厂倒闭了，数百名工人失业了。 Thousands of workers have been idled by the bad economy.成千上万的工人因经济不景气而失业。 The factory has been idled by the strike.工厂因罢工一直停产。 |
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