idle

英 [ˈaɪdl]

美 [ˈaɪdl]

adj.  懈怠的; 懒惰的; 闲置的; 没有工作的; 闲散的
v.  混时间; 闲荡; 无所事事; 空转; 挂空挡; 未熄火; (尤指暂时地)关闭工厂，使(工人)闲着

现在分词：idling　过去式：idled　过去分词：idled　第三人称单数：idles　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7526 / COCA.8146

习惯用语

adj.

the devil makes work for idle hands
• 人闲生是非
  people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong
• She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.
  她认为那些违法行为是当地的无业青少年所为，总是说：“人一闲，惹麻烦”。

牛津词典

adj.

• 懈怠的；懒惰的
  not working hard
  1. an idle student
     懒散的学生
• 闲置的
  not in use
  1. to lie/stand/remain idle
     闲置着
• 没有工作的；闲散的
  without work
  1. 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
  1. idle chatter/curiosity
     无聊的唠叨 / 好奇
  2. It was just an idle threat (= not serious) .
     那只不过是吓唬吓唬而已。
  3. 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
  1. In idle moments, he carved wooden figures.
     他空闲时就刻木雕。

verb

• 混时间；闲荡；无所事事
  to spend time doing nothing important
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  1. 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
  1. The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers.
     罢工使近4 000名工人闲着没事干。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 无事可做的;闲散的
  If people who were working areidle, they have no jobs or work.
  1. 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。
• ADJ (机器、工厂等)闲置的
  If machines or factories areidle, they are not working or being used.
  1. Now the machine is lying idle.
     如今机器闲置着。
  2. ...factories that had been idle for years.
     已经闲置多年的工厂
• ADJ 懒散的;懒惰的;无所事事的
  If you say that someone isidle, you disapprove of them because they are not doing anything and you think they should be.
  1. ...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers...
     无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们
  2. 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！
• ADJ 琐碎无聊的;毫无意义的
  Idleis used to describe something that you do for no particular reason, often because you have nothing better to do.
  1. Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.
     布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。
  2. ...idle curiosity.
     无聊的好奇心
• ADJ 徒劳的;徒然的;无用的
  If you say thatit is idle todo something, you mean that it is not worth doing it, because it will not achieve anything.
  1. It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.
     假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。
• ADJ 虚张声势的;唬人的
  You refer to anidlethreat or boast when you do not think the person making it will or can do what they say.
  1. It was more of an idle threat than anything...
     那其实是唬人的话。
  2. His statement isn't merely an idle boast.
     他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。
• VERB 无所事事;闲混;闲逛
  If youidle, you spend time in a lazy way, doing nothing in particular.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 使（工厂等）停工
  Toidlea 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.
  1. ...idled assembly plants.
     停业的装配厂

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 shut down


• VERB 使闲散;使无事可做
  Toidleworkers means to stop them working.
  1. The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.
     罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 lay off


• VERB (发动机、车辆)空转
  If an engine or vehicleis idling, the engine is running slowly and quietly because it is not in gear, and the vehicle is not moving.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
  1. the car engine was running at idle

verb

• run disconnected or idle
  1. the engine is idling
  Synonym:tick over
• be idle
  1. The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
  2. He slugged in bed all morning
  Synonym:lazeslugstagnate

adj

• not in active use
  1. the machinery sat idle during the strike
  2. idle hands
  Synonym:unused
• not in action or at work
  1. an idle laborer
  2. idle drifters
  3. the idle rich
  4. an idle mind
• not having a job
  1. idle carpenters
  2. jobless transients
  3. many people in the area were out of work
  Synonym:joblessout of work
• not yielding a return
  1. dead capital
  2. idle funds
  Synonym:dead
• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
  1. idle talk
  2. a loose tongue
  Synonym:loose
• silly or trivial
  1. idle pleasure
  2. light banter
  3. light idle chatter
  Synonym:light
• without a basis in reason or fact
  1. baseless gossip
  2. the allegations proved groundless
  3. idle fears
  4. unfounded suspicions
  5. unwarranted jealousy
  Synonym:baselessgroundlessunfoundedunwarrantedwild

双语例句

• It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.
  假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。
• It was more of an idle threat than anything
  那其实是唬人的话。
• 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。
• How can you do your business if you just idle and do no decent work?
  你成天游手好闲，不务正业，还能做好自己的本职工作？
• The earth-moving trucks and cement mixers lay idle.
  运土卡车和混凝土搅拌机闲置着。
• Don't idle about.
  不要游手好闲。
• How much trouble in this life is caused by idle talk!
  生活中有多少麻烦不都是由清谈引起的么。
• 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。
• 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！