idly

US [ˈaɪdli]
UK ['aɪdli]
  • adv.毫无目的地；漫不经心地；闲散地
  • Web懒惰地；空闲地；懒散地

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idly
adv.
1.
毫无目的地；漫不经心地；闲散地without any particular reason, purpose or effort; doing nothing
She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink.
她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
He wondered idly what would happen.
他漫不经心地幻想着会发生什么事。
We can't stand idly by(= do nothing) and let people starve.
我们不能袖手旁观，任由人们挨饿。

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Definition:
AllAll,毫无目的地毫无目的地,漫不经心地漫不经心地,闲散地闲散地,懒惰地懒惰地,空闲地空闲地,懒散地懒散地
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1.
Mary leafed idly through some old magazines as she waited for her taxi to arrive.
玛丽一面等待出租汽车开来，一面懒洋洋地翻阅旧杂志。
mǎ lì yí miàn děng dài chū zū qì chē kāi lái , yí miàn lǎn yáng yáng de fān yuè jiù zá zhì 。
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2.
We should not idly spend the life, should be able to say: "I had already made the matter which I can do. "
我们应该不虚度一生，应该能够说：“我已经做了我能做的事。”
wǒ men yīng gāi bù xū dù yì shēng , yīng gāi néng gòu shuō : " wǒ yǐ jīng zuò le wǒ néng zuò de shì 。 "
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3.
One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and siting idly on the bank.
我童年最美好的回忆便是在小河边漫步，或懒懒地坐在河岸边。
wǒ tóng nián zuì měi hǎo de huí yì biàn shì zài xiǎo hé biān màn bù , huò lǎn lǎn de zuò zài hé àn biān 。
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4.
Those few who turn up to work spend hours idly gazing out of the window at the snow wondering how they are going to get home.
少数几个到单位上班的员工则会花上好几个小时，懒散地盯着窗外的雪，想着该怎么回家。
shǎo shù jī gè dào dān wèi shàng bān de yuán gōng zé huì huā shàng hǎo jǐ gè xiǎo shí , lǎn sǎn de dīng zhe chuāng wài de xuě , xiǎng zhe gāi zěn me huí jiā 。
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5.
One of my fondest memories as a child is gonging by the river and sitting idly on the bank .
孩提时，我最美好的记忆是沿着河流散步，或悠闲的做在岸边。
hái tí shí , wǒ zuì měi hǎo de jì yì shì yán zhe hé liú sàn bù , huò yōu xián de zuò zài àn biān 。
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6.
She strummed idly on her ukulele while her guests picked up an old song that had come down from better days.
她心不在焉地拨动她的四弦琴，几位客人齐声唱起一首从较美好的时代传下来的古老的歌。
tā xīn bú zài yān de bō dòng tā de sì xián qín , jǐ wèi kè rén qí shēng chàng qǐ yī shǒu cóng jiào měi hǎo de shí dài chuán xià lái de gǔ lǎo de gē 。
7.
He looked at them sitting idly for so long that it took Kula speaking up to snap him out of it.
他看着他们悠闲地坐了很长时间，把库拉说了他的了。
tā kàn zhe tā men yōu xián de zuò le hěn cháng shí jiān , bǎ kù lā shuō le tā de le 。
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8.
If an activity on the critical path is a week late, you can't sit idly and allow the entire project to be a week late.
如果处在关键路径上的某个活动延期了一周，你可不能傻坐着眼看整个项目延期一周。
rú guǒ chǔ zài guān jiàn lù jìng shàng de mǒu gè huó dòng yán qī le yī zhōu , nǐ kě bù néng shǎ zuò zhe yǎn kàn zhěng gè xiàng mù yán qī yī zhōu 。
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9.
"It would be terrible if it is pulled down, " Alice said idly, her eyes still closed.
“如果庙被推倒，那将是多么可怕，”爱丽丝懒懒地说，眼睛仍然闭着。
" rú guǒ miào bèi tuī dǎo , nà jiāng shì duō me kě pà , " ài lì sī lǎn lǎn de shuō , yǎn jing réng rán bì zhe 。
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10.
What sort of man can stand by 'idly and watch his own brother being burned alive?
世上怎么会有人眼看着自己的亲生兄弟活活烧死，还站在一旁无动于衷呢？
shì shàng zěn me huì yǒu rén yǎn kàn zhe zì jǐ de qīn shēng xiōng dì huó huó shāo sǐ , hái zhàn zài yì páng wú dòng yú zhōng ne ?
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