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idle idle ★★☆☆☆/a͟ɪd(ə)l/1[ADJ	形容词]无事可做的；闲散的 If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work.   [v-link ADJ]Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。2[ADJ	形容词](机器、工厂等)闲置的 If machines or factories are idle, they are not working or being used.   [v-link ADJ]Now the machine is lying idle.如今机器闲置着。...factories that had been idle for years.已经闲置多年的工厂3[ADJ	形容词]懒散的；懒惰的；无所事事的 If you say that someone is idle, you disapprove of them because they are not doing anything and you think they should be.   [disapproval]...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers...无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们I never met such an idle bunch of workers in all my life!我一辈子都没碰到过像他们这样吃白饭的工人！idlenessIdleness is a very bad thing for human nature.懒散是人性中很糟糕的一面。idlyWe were not idly sitting around.我们并非坐着没事干。4[ADJ	形容词]琐碎无聊的；毫无意义的 Idle is used to describe something that you do for no particular reason, often because you have nothing better to do.   [ADJ n]Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。...idle curiosity.无聊的好奇心idlyWe talked idly about magazines and baseball...我们漫不经心地谈论杂志和棒球。'Has there been an accident?' Gary asked, idly curious.“出什么事故了吗?”加里问道，漫不经心又好奇。5[ADJ	形容词]徒劳的；徒然的；无用的 If you say that it is idle to do something, you mean that it is not worth doing it, because it will not achieve anything.   [it v-link ADJ to-inf]It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。6[ADJ	形容词]虚张声势的；唬人的 You refer to an idle threat or boast when you do not think the person making it will or can do what they say.   [ADJ n]It was more of an idle threat than anything...那其实是唬人的话。His statement isn't merely an idle boast.他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。7[VERB	动词]无所事事；闲混；闲逛 If you idle, you spend time in a lazy way, doing nothing in particular.   [V]  [V adv/prep]When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette...他们到他家后，斯科比闲逛了一会儿，抽完了他的香烟。We spent many hours idling in one of the cafes that line three sides of the tiny piazza...露天小市场的三面都有小餐馆，我们在其中一家餐馆闲呆了很长时间。He idled around afterwards, window shopping until about 5pm.然后他就闲逛，浏览橱窗直到下午 5 点钟左右。8[VERB	动词]使（工厂等）停工 To idle a factory or other place of work means to close it down because there is no work to do or because the workers are on strike.   [V-ed]  [Also V n]  [AM 美]  [BUSINESS 商]...idled assembly plants.停业的装配厂in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 shut down9[VERB	动词]使闲散；使无事可做 To idle workers means to stop them working.   [V n]  [AM 美]  [BUSINESS 商]The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。in BRIT, use 英国英语用 lay off10[VERB	动词](发动机、车辆)空转 If an engine or vehicle is idling, the engine is running slowly and quietly because it is not in gear, and the vehicle is not moving.   [V]Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled...在树林的那一边，一架小飞机停在那里，发动机在空转。Her Daimler limo waits with its engine idling.她的戴姆勒豪华轿车原地待命，发动机在空转。相关词组：idle away  idle1 adjectiveidle2 verbidlei·dle1 /ˈaɪdl/ ●○○ adjective  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1not working or producing anything  OPP  busy:  I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle. The whole team stood idle, waiting for the mechanic. The workers have been idle for the last six months.2not serious, or not done with any definite intention:  She was not a woman to make idle threats.idle chatter/talk/gossip etc It was only from idle curiosity that she went into the barn.3lazy:  Go and wake up that idle brother of yours.RegisterIdle sounds rather old-fashioned and literary. In everyday English, people usually say lazy:· She's not stupid, just lazy.4it is idle to do something it is not worth doing something, because nothing will be achieved:  It would be idle to deny that progress was made.5the idle rich rich people who do not have to work—idleness noun [uncountable]—idly adverb:  They sat chatting idly. I cannot stand idly by and let him take the blame.idle1 adjectiveidle2 verbidleidle2 verb  Verb Table Examples Collocations 1[intransitive] if an engine idles, it runs slowly while the vehicle, machine etc is not moving:  He flicked a switch and let the boat idle.2[intransitive] to spend time doing nothing:  Sometimes he went for a walk; sometimes he just idled.3[transitive] American English to stop using a factory or stop providing work for your workers, especially temporarily  SYN  shut down:  The company has idled a number of its US plants indefinitely.idle something ↔ away phrasal verb to spend time in a relaxed way, doing nothing:  They idled their time away in the pub.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EWqcXNGGcFBhFpkZVGYYkO8ChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3ixbefX2IcgcTWO2sBXD6UGTR1KofrgF5hhcgVmbYURJXGW4KG73BMuSjDHnWQD01Ig91ePo8s67XgrIo/snOtFDgAKQvD/rN9qQ/YET4iq5yecJEhk2OogXzEyRWALmLqRsSDrSxQJSFB52+Z96xDV3zzmDAJHpvg0pxkFHNUWeSe0xbINyyXFnECLjQznAzN             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                /             idle[ˈaɪdl]idled, idling, idlesCET4CET6TEM4考研GREIELTSv12779114511145927823265j82962284209649564519343ADJ6221129376VERB1299832629Spoken:54394135idling[359]无目的(50%)，不作事(50%)adj.闲置的；懒惰的；停顿的vt.虚度；使空转vi.无所事事；虚度；空转

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Collins	idle ★★☆☆☆ /a͟ɪd(ə)l/ 1 [ADJ 形容词]无事可做的；闲散的 If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work. [v-link ADJ] Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages. 由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。 2 [ADJ 形容词](机器、工厂等)闲置的 If machines or factories are idle, they are not working or being used. [v-link ADJ] Now the machine is lying idle. 如今机器闲置着。 ...factories that had been idle for years. 已经闲置多年的工厂 3 [ADJ 形容词]懒散的；懒惰的；无所事事的 If you say that someone is idle, you disapprove of them because they are not doing anything and you think they should be. [disapproval] ...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers... 无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们 I never met such an idle bunch of workers in all my life! 我一辈子都没碰到过像他们这样吃白饭的工人！ idleness Idleness is a very bad thing for human nature. 懒散是人性中很糟糕的一面。 idly We were not idly sitting around. 我们并非坐着没事干。 4 [ADJ 形容词]琐碎无聊的；毫无意义的 Idle is used to describe something that you do for no particular reason, often because you have nothing better to do. [ADJ n] Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes. 布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。 ...idle curiosity. 无聊的好奇心 idly We talked idly about magazines and baseball... 我们漫不经心地谈论杂志和棒球。 'Has there been an accident?' Gary asked, idly curious. “出什么事故了吗?”加里问道，漫不经心又好奇。 5 [ADJ 形容词]徒劳的；徒然的；无用的 If you say that it is idle to do something, you mean that it is not worth doing it, because it will not achieve anything. [it v-link ADJ to-inf] It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect. 假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。 6 [ADJ 形容词]虚张声势的；唬人的 You refer to an idle threat or boast when you do not think the person making it will or can do what they say. [ADJ n] It was more of an idle threat than anything... 那其实是唬人的话。 His statement isn't merely an idle boast. 他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。 7 [VERB 动词]无所事事；闲混；闲逛 If you idle, you spend time in a lazy way, doing nothing in particular. [V] [V adv/prep] When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette... 他们到他家后，斯科比闲逛了一会儿，抽完了他的香烟。 We spent many hours idling in one of the cafes that line three sides of the tiny piazza... 露天小市场的三面都有小餐馆，我们在其中一家餐馆闲呆了很长时间。 He idled around afterwards, window shopping until about 5pm. 然后他就闲逛，浏览橱窗直到下午 5 点钟左右。 8 [VERB 动词]使（工厂等）停工 To idle a factory or other place of work means to close it down because there is no work to do or because the workers are on strike. [V-ed] [Also V n] [AM 美] [BUSINESS 商] ...idled assembly plants. 停业的装配厂 in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 shut down 9 [VERB 动词]使闲散；使无事可做 To idle workers means to stop them working. [V n] [AM 美] [BUSINESS 商] The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists. 罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。 in BRIT, use 英国英语用 lay off 10 [VERB 动词](发动机、车辆)空转 If an engine or vehicle is idling, the engine is running slowly and quietly because it is not in gear, and the vehicle is not moving. [V] Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled... 在树林的那一边，一架小飞机停在那里，发动机在空转。 Her Daimler limo waits with its engine idling. 她的戴姆勒豪华轿车原地待命，发动机在空转。相关词组： idle away
Oxford	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 /
LDC	idle1 adjective idle2 verb idlei·dle1 /ˈaɪdl/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1not working or producing anything OPP busy: I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle. The whole team stood idle, waiting for the mechanic. The workers have been idle for the last six months.2not serious, or not done with any definite intention: She was not a woman to make idle threats.idle chatter/talk/gossip etc It was only from idle curiosity that she went into the barn.3lazy: Go and wake up that idle brother of yours.RegisterIdle sounds rather old-fashioned and literary. In everyday English, people usually say lazy:· She's not stupid, just lazy.4it is idle to do something it is not worth doing something, because nothing will be achieved: It would be idle to deny that progress was made.5the idle rich rich people who do not have to work—idleness noun [uncountable]—idly adverb: They sat chatting idly. I cannot stand idly by and let him take the blame. idle1 adjective idle2 verb idleidle2 verb Verb Table Examples Collocations 1[intransitive] if an engine idles, it runs slowly while the vehicle, machine etc is not moving: He flicked a switch and let the boat idle.2[intransitive] to spend time doing nothing: Sometimes he went for a walk; sometimes he just idled.3[transitive] American English to stop using a factory or stop providing work for your workers, especially temporarily SYN shut down: The company has idled a number of its US plants indefinitely.idle away phrasal verb to spend time in a relaxed way, doing nothing: They idled their time away in the pub.
WDF	idle [ˈaɪdl]idled, idling, idles CET4CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS v12779 1145 111 459 278 232 65 j8296 2284 209 649 564 519 343 ADJ6221 129376 VERB12998 32629 Spoken: 54394135 idling[359] 无目的(50%)，不作事(50%) adj.闲置的；懒惰的；停顿的 vt.虚度；使空转 vi.无所事事；虚度；空转

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