idle

['aidl]

adj.无目的, 无聊的; 懒惰的, 闲散的; 无根据的
vt.虚度; 使空闲
vi.不作事, 闲逛; (机器)空转

a.

1. 不工作的; 闲置的; 空闲的

They didn't want to live idle lives.

他们不想过闲散的生活。

2. 懒惰的; 无所事事的

Spring makes everyone feel idle.

春天使每个人都觉得懒洋洋的。

3. 无根据的; 无理由的

4. 无目的的; 无益的; 无聊的

It would be idle to try to make him change his mind.

想使他改变主意是徒劳的。

5. 空转的; 空载的

vi.

1. 无所事事; 闲混; 闲逛

They idled before the coffee shop.

他们在咖啡馆前闲逛。

2. (机器)空转

The car engine is idling.

汽车引擎在空转。

vt.

1. 虚度(光阴)[(+away)]

Instead of working, Jack was idling away his time.

杰克不去工作, 虚度着光阴。

2. 使空闲; 使空转

词形变化

副词: idly | 形容词比较级: idler | 形容词最高级: idlest | 名词: idleness | 动词过去式: idled | 动词过去分词: idled | 动词现在分词: idling | 动词第三人称单数: idles |

词义辨析

同义:

a.懒惰的; 无所事事的

inactive  unoccupied  at leisure  lazy  loafing

a.无益的; 无聊的

useless  vain  futile  worthless

a.无根据的; 无理由的

unwarranted  groundless  unfounded  

同义参见:

dawdle  lounge  off  fruitless  loiter  loaf  while  vegetable  sleepy  unemployed  fallow  laze  

反义:

a.懒惰的; 无聊的

diligent  industrious  

反义参见:

earnest  assiduous  active  

英英释义

名词 idle:

the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

动词 idle:

run disconnected or idle

同义词：tick over

be idle; exist in a changeless situation

同义词：laze, slug, stagnate

形容词 idle:

not in action or at work

without a basis in reason or fact

同义词：baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild

not in active use

同义词：unused

silly or trivial

同义词：light

lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

同义词：loose

not yielding a return

同义词：dead

not having a job

同义词：jobless, out of work

补充

idleidle英:[ˈaidl] 美:[ˈaɪdl]adj.1.空闲的, 闲着的2.懒散的, 无所事事的3.无根据的; 无聊的4.无意义的, 无特别意图的I don't know why I asked—just idle curiosity.我不知道我为什么问这问题——只是出于无意义的好奇心吧。vi.1.虚度, 闲逛They idled before cafes.他们在餐馆前闲逛。2.空转The car idled in the driveway.这辆车停在行车道上, 引擎发动着。

例句

1. 186,000 steel workers are idle.有186,000名钢铁工人失业。 2. A healthy child cannot be idle; he has to be doing something all day.一个健康的儿童不能无所事事；他必须整天做点什么。 3. factories that had been idle for years已经闲置了多年的工厂 4. 6 per cent of the country's factories were idle.该国6%的工厂处于停工状态。 5. The processing plant lay idle for two years.加工厂闲置了两年。 6. The machinery could not be converted, and so stood idle.机器不能改装, 因此闲置着。 7. Women thought men idle good-for-nothings.女人认为男人是些懒散无用的家伙。 8. He was too idle to switch off the television.他懒得连电视都不关。 9. They had long, idle conversations.他们漫无目的地长谈。 10. The purpose of the journey is not idle curiosity.这次旅行的目的不是满足无聊的好奇心。 11. I just inquired out of idle curiosity.我只是出于无聊的好奇心才打听的。 12. It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.佯称这个系统完美无缺是徒劳的。 13. It was more of an idle threat than anything.这更多是吓唬人的。 14. His statement isn't merely an idle boast.他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的吹嘘。 15. She described this second allegation as based on idle rumours.她称第二条指控是基于毫无根据的谣传。 16. She must not sit here idling.她不可以坐在这儿无所事事。 17. They found him idling in his study.他们发现他在书房里悠然消磨时光。 18. He idled around afterwards, window-shopping until about 5pm.随后他四处闲逛, 浏览商店橱窗一直到下午5点左右。 19. I let the machine idle while I packed the tools away.我收拾工具时让机器空转着。 20. Her car waits with its engine idling.她的车挂空挡等着。 21. idled assembly plants闲置的装配厂 22. The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.罢工使大约55,000名机械师无事可做。 23. Don't idle away your time.别浪费光阴。 24. to idle away the afternoon虚度一下午 25. I waited in the car while idling the engine.我在汽车里待着而让发动机空转着。 26. to idle down the motor让发动机空转 27. The strike idled many workers.罢工使许多工人没事干。 28. Mother asked me to stop idling about.妈妈叫我不要再闲混。 29. to idle along the avenue沿大街闲逛 30. The driver left the car idling away.那个司机让汽车发动机空转着。[1915～1920] 31. assembly-lines standing idle for want of spare parts.因缺少备件而闲置的组装线。 32. at no time in the day must there be an idle moment.一天中不能有一刻是闲着的。 33. he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter.他不想把宝贵的时间浪费在毫无意义的闲聊上。 34. I knew Ellen did not make idle threats.我知道埃伦没有作无根据的威胁。 35. four men were idling outside the shop.四个男人在商店外闲混。 36. Robert idled along the pavement.罗伯特沿着人行道闲逛。 37. the car is noisily idling in the street.汽车发动机在街头的空转噪声刺耳。 38. he will close the newspaper, idling 2,200 workers.他将结束报纸，会有2,200个工人失业。 39. She can't bear to be idle.她这个人闲不下来。 40. an idle promise/threat信口许下的诺言；随便说说吓唬人的话 41. idle chatter/curiosity随便说说；随便打听 42. idle workers [=workers who do not have jobs]闲散的工人 43. 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。 44. 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。 45. the idle rich [=rich people who do not have to work]游手好闲的有钱人 46. idle rumors/gossip毫无根据的谣传/流言 47. "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。 48. "(formal) It is idle [=useless, pointless] to want what you cannot have."痴心妄想毫无意义。 49. "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。 50. the idle days of summer无所事事的夏天 51. a careless and idle worker粗心懒散的工人 52. There was a group of idle boys standing on the corner.一群懒散的男孩正站在拐角。 53. 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。 54. The cars idled in traffic.汽车在塞车时空转。 55. idle an engine空转发动机 56. A group of boys idled in the doorway.一群男孩在门口闲混。 57. We idled away the evening playing cards.我们打牌消磨了整个晚上。 58. "The factory closed, idling several hundred workers."工厂倒闭了，数百名工人失业了。 59. 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。 60. The factory has been idled by the strike.工厂因罢工一直停产。