idle 英 [ˈaɪdl] 　 美 [ˈaɪdl]

idle

idle　 英 [ˈaɪdl] 美 [ˈaɪdl]

adj. 闲置的；懒惰的；停顿的　 vi. 无所事事；虚度；空转　 vt. 虚度；使空转　

进行时:idling　 过去式:idled　 过去分词:idled　 第三人称单数:idles　 名词复数:idles　

Ragweed pioneers idle fields.　豚草常是闲置耕地的先锋植物。
The passenger's idle thoughts were backgrounded by the drone of the plane's engines.　那位乘客的遐想似乎是由飞机发动机的嗡嗡声作伴奏。

  • Something idle is not active. If your car is idling, it's running but not moving. If someone calls you idle, it either means they think you don't have enough to do or that you're just plain lazy.
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  • adj. 闲置的；懒惰的；停顿的
  • vi. 无所事事；虚度；空转
  • vt. 虚度；使空转

  • 1. Ragweed pioneers idle fields.

    豚草常是闲置耕地的先锋植物。

  • 2. The passenger's idle thoughts were backgrounded by the drone of the plane's engines.

    那位乘客的遐想似乎是由飞机发动机的嗡嗡声作伴奏。

  • 3. idle thoughts floated through his mind.

    莫名其妙地想法浮现在他心头。

  • idle (adj.) Old English idel "empty, void; vain; worthless, useless," common West Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon idal, Old Frisian idel "empty, worthless," Old Dutch idil, Old High German ital, German eitel "vain, useless, mere, pure"), of unknown origin.
  • idle (v.) late 15c., "make vain or worthless" (trans.), from idle (adj.). Meaning "spend or waste (time)" is from 1650s. Meaning "cause to be idle" is from 1788. Intrans. sense of "run slowly and steadily without transmitting power" (as a motor) first recorded 1916. Related: Idled; idling. As a noun, 1630s of persons, 1939 of an engine setting.
idle / ˈaɪdl ; NAmE ˈaɪdl / adjective , verb idle idles idled idling adjective 1 (of people 人 ) not working hard 懈怠的；懒惰的 SYN lazy ◆ an idle student 懒散的学生 2 (of machines, factories, etc. 机器、工厂等 ) not in use 闲置的 ◆ to lie/stand/remain idle 闲置着 3 (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。 4 [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 topretend that their marriage is a success. 佯称他们的婚姻有多美满是无意义的。 5 [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。 IDIOMsee devil ▶ idle·ness / ˈaɪdlnəs ; NAmE ˈaɪdlnəs / noun [uncountable ] ◆ 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 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to spend time doing nothing important 混时间；闲荡；无所事事 idlesth (+ 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。 2 [intransitive ] (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。 3 [transitive ] idlesb/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 名工人间着没事干。 idle / ˈaɪdl ; NAmE ˈaɪdl / idle·ness / ˈaɪdlnəs ; NAmE ˈaɪdlnəs /
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