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idle adj.空闲的,懒惰的,停顿的,无用的,无价值的 vi.不做事,游手好闲,(机器)空转,虚度,闲散,不作事,游手好闲,浪费 vt.虚度,使空闲,使空转 Idle can also mean having no value or purpose: idle rumors are rumors that people make up when they're bored, but have no grounding in fact. As a verb, idle can also refer to a car engine that is running while the vehicle is not moving. The adjective descends from Middle English idel, from Old English īdel "empty." 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

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['aid(ə)l] Something idle is not active. If your car is idling, it's running but not moving. If someone calls you idle, it either means they think you don't have enough to do or that you're just plain lazy. ★★☆☆☆ 2014.0

英语单词	idle
英美音标	['aid(ə)l]
中文释义	adj.空闲的,懒惰的,停顿的,无用的,无价值的 vi.不做事,游手好闲,(机器)空转,虚度,闲散,不作事,游手好闲,浪费 vt.虚度,使空闲,使空转
vocab简明	Something idle is not active. If your car is idling, it's running but not moving. If someone calls you idle, it either means they think you don't have enough to do or that you're just plain lazy.
vocab扩展	Idle can also mean having no value or purpose: idle rumors are rumors that people make up when they're bored, but have no grounding in fact. As a verb, idle can also refer to a car engine that is running while the vehicle is not moving. The adjective descends from Middle English idel, from Old English īdel "empty."
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	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
来源	2014.0

Idle Adj 形容词 Idly Engine N Verb 动词