1. | 懈怠的；懒惰的not working hard |
an idle student 懒散的学生 |
2. | 闲置的not in use |
to lie/stand/remain idle 闲置着 |
3. | 没有工作的；闲散的without work |
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. | [ubn] 漫无目的的；无效的；无用的with no particular purpose or effect; useless |
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 to pretend that their marriage is a success. 佯装他们的婚姻有多美满是无意义的。 |
5. | [ubn] 空闲的not spent doing work or sth particular |
In idle moments, he carved wooden figures. 他空闲时就刻木雕。 |
1. | [t][i] 混时间；闲荡；无所事事to spend time doing nothing important |
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。 | |
They idled along by the river(= walked slowly and with no particular purpose) . 他们沿着河边闲逛。 |
2. | [i] 空转；挂空挡；未熄火to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving |
She left the car idling at the roadside. 她把汽车挂空挡停在路边。 |
3. | [t] ~ sb/sth （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 |
The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers. 罢工使近 4 000 名工人闲着没事干。 |
