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idle

英 ['aɪd(ə)l] 美['aɪdl]

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adj. 闲置的；懒惰的；停顿的
vi. 无所事事；虚度；空转
vt. 虚度；使空转

实用场景例句

The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers.: 罢工使近4 000名工人闲着没事干。

She left the car idling at the roadside.: 她把汽车挂空挡停在路边。

They idled along by the river (= walked slowly and with no particular purpose) .: 他们沿着河边闲逛。

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。

[不可数名词]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。

In idle moments, he carved wooden figures.: 他空闲时就刻木雕。

It is idle to pretend that their marriage is a success.: 佯称他们的婚姻有多美满是无意义的。

It was just an idle threat (= not serious) .: 那只不过是吓唬吓唬而已。

idle chatter/curiosity: 无聊的唠叨 / 好奇

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。

to lie/stand/remain idle: 闲置着

an idle student: 懒散的学生

Her Daimler limo waits with its engine idling.: 她的戴姆勒豪华轿车原地待命,发动机在空转。

The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.: 罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。

Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled...: 在树林的那一边,一架小飞机停在那里,发动机在空转。

...idled assembly plants.: 停业的装配厂

We spent many hours idling in one of the cafes that line three sides of the tiny piazza...: 露天小市场的三面都有小餐馆，我们在其中一家餐馆闲呆了很长时间。

When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette...: 他们到他家后，斯科比闲逛了一会儿，抽完了他的香烟。

His statement isn't merely an idle boast.: 他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。

It was more of an idle threat than anything...: 那其实是唬人的话。

It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.: 假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。

Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.: 布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。

...idle curiosity.: 无聊的好奇心

I never met such an idle bunch of workers in all my life!: 我一辈子都没碰到过像他们这样吃白饭的工人！

...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers...: 无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们

...factories that had been idle for years.: 已经闲置多年的工厂

Now the machine is lying idle.: 如今机器闲置着。

Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.: 由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。