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idleBrE /ˈaɪdl/NAmE /ˈaɪdl/ adjective(of people 人) not working hard 懈怠的；懒惰的 SYN lazy ◆an idle student 懒散的学生(of machines, factories, etc. 机器、工厂等) not in use 闲置的◆to lie/stand/remain idle 闲置着(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。 [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 to pretend that their marriage is a success. 佯装他们的婚姻有多美满是无意义的。 [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。 ●the devil makes work for idle ˈhands(saying) people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong 人闲生是非◆She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. 'The devil makes work for idle hands,' she would say. 她认为那些违法活动是当地的无业青少年所为，总是说：“人一闲，惹麻烦。”▸ idle·ness BrE /ˈaɪdlnəs/NAmE /ˈaɪdlnəs/ noun [U] ◆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。 idleBrE /ˈaɪdl/NAmE /ˈaɪdl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they idle BrE /ˈaɪdl/ NAmE /ˈaɪdl/present simple - he / she / it idles BrE /ˈaɪdlz/ NAmE /ˈaɪdlz/past simple idled BrE /ˈaɪdld/ NAmE /ˈaɪdld/past participle idled BrE /ˈaɪdld/ NAmE /ˈaɪdld/ -ing form idling BrE /ˈaɪdlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈaɪdlɪŋ/ [T, I] to spend time doing nothing important 混时间；闲荡；无所事事◆~ sth (+ 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。 [I] (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。 [T] ~ sb/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 名工人闲着没事干。 |