idle

释义

adj.无意义的; 空闲的; 懒惰的; 无根据的vi.虚度; 空转; 挂空挡; 未熄火vt.虚度; 使空转

大小写变形: IDLE Idle

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   idles ; 过去式 :   idled ; 过去分词 :   idled ; 现在分词 :   idling ; 比较级 :   idler ; 最高级 :   idlest ; 名词 :   idleness ;

实用场景例句

The Daimler's engine remains idle while waiting for her.

戴姆勒的发动机在等待时保持空转。

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The walkout has left approximately 55,000 machinists idle.

这次停工导致大约55,000名机械师处于闲置状态。

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A small plane stood idle behind a grove of trees, its motor purring quietly.

一架小飞机在树丛后方空转停着，马达轻声嗡鸣。

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Idle factories stand silent and unused.

闲置的工厂寂静地矗立着，无人使用。

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We whiled away the afternoon in a delightful café that bordered three edges of the petite square...

我们在那个紧邻小广场三边的惬意咖啡馆里度过了整个下午...

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Wandering near his home post-arrival, Scobie idly finished his smoke.

抵达住处后，斯科比在附近漫步，懒散地抽完了烟。

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His statement was far from idle boasting.

他的声明绝非无谓的吹嘘。

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The comment held no genuine threat, just idle boasting.

这话并无真正威胁，只是无谓的吹嘘罢了。

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Endeavoring to uphold the idle pretense of a perfect system is ultimately pointless.

竭力维护一个完美系统的虚假表象最终是毫无意义的。

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Brian mindlessly continued the idle small talk for five more minutes.

布赖恩又漫不经心地闲聊了5分钟。

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Restless musings occupied the idle moments.

不安的遐想占据了闲暇的时光。

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Idle as they were, I've never met a more sluggish crew in all my years!

我这些年里从未遇见过比这群懒散的工人更懈怠的团队！

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Officials whiled away their time flipping lazily through the morning papers.

官员们懒散地翻着晨报消磨时光。

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Unused factories remained idle for years.

废弃的工厂多年闲置。

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The machinery sits idle at the moment.

这些机器目前闲置着。

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Workers have remained largely idle for almost a month because of supply shortages.

工人们因为供应短缺已经闲了近一个月。

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真题例句

And it is not just individuals: the web makes it easier for companies to rent out spare offices and idle machines, too.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

英英释义

Verb

1. run disconnected or idle;

"the engine is idling"

2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation;

"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"

"He slugged in bed all morning"

Adjective

1. not in action or at work;

"an idle laborer"

"idle drifters"

"the idle rich"

"an idle mind"

2. without a basis in reason or fact;

"baseless gossip"

"the allegations proved groundless"

"idle fears"

"unfounded suspicions"

"unwarranted jealousy"

3. not in active use;

"the machinery sat idle during the strike"

"idle hands"

4. silly or trivial;

"idle pleasure"

"light banter"

"light idle chatter"

5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;

"idle talk"

"a loose tongue"

6. not yielding a return;

"dead capital"

"idle funds"

7. not having a job;

"idle carpenters"

"jobless transients"

"many people in the area were out of work"