| 单词 | idle |
| 释义 | idle /'aidl; 'aid|/ adj (-r, -st) 1 doing no work; not employed; not active or in use; (of time) not spent in doing something: 不做事的; 无工作的; 停顿的; 未用的; (指时间)空闲的： When men cannot find employment they are ~ (though not necessarily lazy). 当人们找不到工作时，他们是闲着的(并不一定是懒布的)。 During the business depression half tke machines in the factory were ~. 在商业矗依的期间，这工厂里的机器半数是停顿的。 spent many ~ hours during the holidays. 假期内我们过了许多优闲的时刻。 2 (of persons) not willing to work; lazy (which is the commoner word for this sense): (指人)不愿工作的; 懒情的( lazy 一字较常用)： an ~, worthless girl. 懒情无用的女孩。 3 useless; worthless: 无用的; 无价值的： Don't listen to ~ gossip/ tales. 不要听无益的闲言。 It's ~ to expect help from that man. 指望那人帮忙是无用的。 vi, vt 1 [VP2A, C] be ~: 不做事; 懒散; 游手好闲： Don't ~ (about). 不要闲混。 2 [VP15B] ~ away, spend in an ~ .manner: 虚度： Don't ~ away your time. 不要虚度尧阴。 3 (of a car engine) run slowly in neutral gear. (指汽车引擎)放空档; 空转。 idler /'aidh(r); 'aidlw/ n person who ~s. 闲散者; 懒人。 idly /'aidli; 'aidh/ adv ~ness n state of being. ~：无工作; 闲散; 懒惰：仃 ve in ~ “ess. 游手好闲。 |
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