a.
- 不工作的;閒置的;空閒的
They didn't want to live
idle lives.
他們不想過閒散的生活。
- 懶惰的;無所事事的
Spring makes everyone feel
idle.
春天使每個人都覺得懶洋洋的。
- 無根據的;無理由的
- 無目的的;無益的;無聊的
It would be
idle to try to make him change his mind.
想使他改變主意是徒勞的。
- 空轉的;空載的
vi.
- 無所事事;閒混;閒逛
They
idled before the coffee shop.
他們在咖啡館前閒逛。
- (機器)空轉
The car engine is
idling.
汽車引擎在空轉。
vt.
- 虛度(光陰)[(+away)]
Instead of working, Jack was
idling away his time.
傑克不去工作,虛度著光陰。
- 使空閒;使空轉
片語
the devil makes work for idle hands
- (諺)閒則生非
衍生
辨析
adj.
(idler, idlest)
- avoiding work; lazy.
▸not working or in use.
- having no purpose or basis:
idle threats.
- (of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest.
v.
- spend time doing nothing.
▸move aimlessly.
▸N. Amer. take out of use or employment.
- (of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear.
Derivative
Etymology
OE īdel ‘empty, useless’, of W. Gmc origin.