adj. 1.懒惰的，吊儿郎当的。 2.空闲的；【机械工程】空转的。 3.没用的，无益的，无效的；【物理学】无功的；无根据的。 短语和例子 idle worms 懒虫。 I- folks lack no excuses. 〔谚语〕懒人不愁无借口。 have one's hands idle 空着手，没事。 the idle rich 有闲阶级。 idle compliment 应酬话，虚礼。 idle hours 闲时。 it is idle to say that ... 说，是没有用的。 an idle dream 痴心妄想。 an idle rumour 毫无根据的谣言。 be at an idle end 闲着无事，赋闲。 eat idlebread ＝ eat the bread of idleness 吃闲饭。 lie idle 被搁置;一事不做。 run idle (机器)空转。 stand idle 袖手旁观。 vt. 空费，虚度(岁月)。 idle away one's time [life] 虚度时光[一生]。 vi. 懒，不做事；闲混，闲逛 (about) (机器)空转 (over)。
not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" 同义词：unused,
not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work" 同义词：jobless, out of work,
not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds" 同义词：dead,
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue" 同义词：loose,
without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" 同义词：baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild,
run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling" 同义词：tick over,
be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" 同义词：laze, slug, stagnate,
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"
Idle (idling) is a term which generally refers to a lack of motion and/or energy.
例句与用法
1.
Stop idling and help me clean up . 别游手好闲的，来帮我打扫打扫吧。
2.
The above assertion is not idle speculation . 以上的推断并非毫无根据。
3.
Do not idle away the hours watching tv . 不把时间浪费在看电视上。
4.
Those making the idle talk are all old fogies . 说闲话的人都是些老脑筋。
5.
You call a friendly conversation idle gossip ? 您把友谊的闲谈当作空话吗？
6.
Idle industries cast workers into unemployment . 萧条的工业使工人们失业。
7.
He commandeered idle men and vehicle . 他征用闲着的人手和车辆。
8.
I am too idle to destroy for nothing . 我懒得去做无谓的破坏。
9.
He is always idling about street corners . 他老是在街头闲逛。
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