| 词汇 | idle |
| 释义 | idle adjective uk/ˈaɪ.dəl/ us/ˈaɪ.dəl/ (NOT WORKING) C1 闲置的 not working or being used Half these factories now stand idle. 这些工厂如今有半数闲置。 It's crazy to have £7,000 sitting idle in the bank. 把7000英镑闲置在银行里简直是疯了。 无所事事的，空闲的 An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity. If you have an idle moment, call me. 如果你有空闲时间，给我打电话。 无工作的，失业的 without work Almost half of the workforce are now idle. 近一半劳力现在都没有工作。 Synonym: unemployed (NO PURPOSE) C2 [ before noun ]无目的的 without any particular purpose idle chatter/gossip/speculation 闲聊／闲扯／随意的猜测 an idle glance 漫不经心的一瞥 This is no idle threat. 这绝不是随口吓唬人。 (LAZY) C2 UK懒惰的 lazy and not willing to work He's a very able student, he's just bone idle (= very lazy). 他是个能力很强的学生，只是太懒了。 Related word: idleness idle verb [ I ] uk/ˈaɪ.dəl/ us/ˈaɪ.dəl/ (UK also tick over) （发动机）低速运转，空转 If an engine or machine idles, it runs slowly but does not move or do any work. He left the engine idling and ran into the shop. 他让引擎空转着，自己跑进了商店。 Phrasal verb idle something away 消磨（时间） to spend a period of time relaxing and doing very little We idled away the hours drinking and playing cards. 我们喝酒、打牌，消磨时间。 |
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