| 单词 | idle |
| 释义 | idle adj (-r, -st) 1 (a) doing or having no work; not employed 闲散的; 不工作的或没有工作的 Many people were idle during the depression. 在那萧条时期, 很多人都无事可做. (b) not active or in use 闲置的 The factory machines lay idle during the workers´ strike. 在工人罢工期间, 工厂的机器都闲置著. 2 (of time) not spent in doing sth （指时间）空闲的 We spent many idle hours just sitting in the sun. 我们在太阳地里呆呆坐了好几个钟头. 3 (of people) avoiding work; lazy （指人）无所事事的, 懒散的, 懒惰的 an idle, useless student 懒散、 不成器的学生. 4 [usu attrib 通常作定语] worthless or having no special purpose or effect; useless 无价值的; 徒然的; 无效的; 无用的 an idle threat/promise 说说而已的恐吓[允诺] idle curiosity/gossip/speculation 无聊的好奇[闲言碎语/胡思乱想] It´s idle to expect help from him. 指望他帮助只会是一场空. 5 (idm 习语) the devil makes work for idle hands => devil1. idle, v 1 [I, Ip] ~ (about) do nothing; waste time; be idle 无所事事; 浪费时光; 闲荡 Stop idling and help me clean up. 别游手好闲的, 来帮我打扫打扫吧. 2 [I] (of an engine) run slowly in neutral gear or without doing work （指发动机）挂空挡, 空转. 3 (phr v) idle sth away waste (time) 虚度（光阴） idle away the hours watching TV 把时间浪费在看电视上. |
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