idle
['aidl]
adj.无目的, 无聊的; 懒惰的, 闲散的; 无根据的
vt.虚度; 使空闲
vi.不作事, 闲逛; (机器)空转
例句与用法:
The cowboy lives an idle life.
牛仔过着悠闲的生活。
His words were just idle threats: he can't hurt us.
他的话只不过是无聊的吓唬人罢了,他是伤害不了我们的。
We can't afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle.
让所有这些机器闲置着,我们可负担不起损失。
Don't idle away your time.
不要虚度光阴。
词形变化:
副词: idly | 形容词比较级: idler | 形容词最高级: idlest | 名词: idleness | 动词过去式: idled | 动词过去分词: idled | 动词现在分词: idling | 动词第三人称单数: idles |
a.
1. 不工作的; 闲置的; 空闲的
They didn't want to live idle lives.
他们不想过闲散的生活。
2. 懒惰的; 无所事事的
Spring makes everyone feel idle.
春天使每个人都觉得懒洋洋的。
3. 无根据的; 无理由的
4. 无目的的; 无益的; 无聊的
It would be idle to try to make him change his mind.
想使他改变主意是徒劳的。
5. 空转的; 空载的
vi.
1. 无所事事; 闲混; 闲逛
They idled before the coffee shop.
他们在咖啡馆前闲逛。
2. (机器)空转
The car engine is idling.
汽车引擎在空转。
vt.
1. 虚度(光阴)[(+away)]
Instead of working, Jack was idling away his time.
杰克不去工作, 虚度着光阴。
2. 使空闲; 使空转
idle
形容词比较级:idler
形容词最高级:idlest
过去式:idled
过去分词:idled
现在进行时:idling
词形变化:
副词: idly | 形容词比较级: idler | 形容词最高级: idlest | 名词: idleness | 动词过去式: idled | 动词过去分词: idled | 动词现在分词: idling | 动词第三人称单数: idles |
同义词:
inactive | lazy | unfounded | futile | laze | baseless | tick over | frivolous | empty | hollow | laze around | hang around | turn over | run | lay off | dismiss | can | vain | groundless | unoccupied | unwarranted | useless | worthless | loiter | loafing | sleepy | while | dawdle | at | lounge | off | unemployed | fallow | at leisure | fruitless | vegetable | leisure | loaf | out of work | loose | jobless | dead | slug | unused | light | wild | stagnate |
反义词:
run | work | busy | diligent | industrious |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.懒惰的; 无所事事的
inactive
unoccupied
at leisure
lazy
loafing
a.无益的; 无聊的
useless
vain
futile
worthless
a.无根据的; 无理由的
unwarranted
groundless
unfounded
同义参见:
dawdle
lounge
off
fruitless
loiter
loaf2
while
vegetable
sleepy
unemployed
fallow
laze
反义:
a.懒惰的; 无聊的
diligent
industrious
反义参见:
earnest1
assiduous
active
idle['aidl]adj.1.■空闲的;不忙的;闲散的;无活动的2.■不在工作的,失业的3.■懒惰的;懒散的;无所事事的4.■闲置的;未利用的5.■无价值的;无意义的6.■徒劳的;无效的;无用的7.■无根据的;无理由的8.■【机械学】空转的;慢转的;怠速的9.■【电子学】空载的;无功的10.■不符合军人身份的vt.1.■虚度;浪费(常与away连用):Don't idle away your time.别浪费光阴。to idle away the afternoon虚度一下午2.■让(发动机等)空转:I waited in the car while idling the engine.我在汽车里待着而让发动机空转着。to idle down the motor让发动机空转3.■使空闲,使没事干:The strike idled many workers.罢工使许多工人没事干。vi.1.■闲逛;无所事事(常与away连用):Mother asked me to stop idling about.妈妈叫我不要再闲混。to idle along the avenue沿大街闲逛2.■(发动机等)空转:The driver left the car idling away.那个司机让汽车发动机空转着。[1915~1920]n.1.■(发动机的)空转;怠速An idle youth, a needy age.[谚语]少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。Idle brain is the devil's shop.[谚语]懒惰是罪恶的渊源。变形adj.idleridlest
idleidle[ˈaidl]adj.1.■闲散的; 闲置的; 空闲的2.■懒散的, 不做事的, 吊儿郎当的3.■无用的; 无益的4.■无因的, 缺乏根据的5.■【机】空转的, 慢速的an idle fellow游手好闲的人idle worms懒虫idle hours闲时idle gossip说短道长者, 散布流言蜚语者have one's hands idle手空着, 没事干be idle to argue争论也无用idle fear(s)无端的恐惧
词性变化idle[ˈaidl]vt.1.■虚度; 空费2.■使空闲; 使停止工作3.■使(机器)空转The common cold idles more people than any other disease.普通的感冒比其他疾病能使更多的人无法工作。idle[ˈaidl]vi.1.■懒散; 闲逛; 无所事事(about, along)2.■【机】空转; 慢转Don't idle (about).不要吊儿郎当。
继承用法idlyadv.
(idler, idlest)
- (of a person) avoiding work; lazy
(人)怠工的;懒散的
■(of a person) not working; unemployed
(人)无业的,失业的
■(especially of a machine or factory) not active or in use
(尤指机器、工厂)闲置的
assembly-lines standing idle for want of spare parts.
因缺少备件而闲置的组装线。
■[attrib.](of time) characterized by inaction or absence of significant activity
(时间)空闲的,闲着的
at no time in the day must there be an idle moment.
一天中不能有一刻是闲着的。
■(of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest
(钱)现金保存的,存于无息账户的 - without purpose or effect; pointless
无目的的;无用的;无意义的
he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter.
他不想把宝贵的时间浪费在毫无意义的闲聊上。
■(especially of a threat or boast) without foundation
(尤指威胁、夸口)无根据的
I knew Ellen did not make idle threats.
我知道埃伦没有作无根据的威胁。
- [no obj.](of a person) spend time doing nothing; be idle
(人)虚度光阴;闲混
four men were idling outside the shop.
四个男人在商店外闲混。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move aimlessly or lazily
闲逛
Robert idled along the pavement.
罗伯特沿着人行道闲逛。
■(of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear
(发动机)空转,慢转
the car is noisily idling in the street.
汽车发动机在街头的空转噪声刺耳。
■[with obj.]cause (an engine) to idle
使(发动机)空转,使(发动机)慢转
■[with obj.](N. Amer.)take out of use or employment
(北美)使闲置;使失业
he will close the newspaper, idling 2,200 workers.
他将结束报纸,会有2,200个工人失业。
idleness
noun
语源
- Old English īdel 'empty, useless', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijdel 'vain, frivolous, useless' and German eitel 'bare, worthless'
idle something away
- spend one's time doing nothing or very little
荒废,浪费,虚掷光阴
idle
名词 idle:
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
动词 idle:
run disconnected or idle
同义词:tick over
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
形容词 idle:
not in action or at work
without a basis in reason or fact
同义词:baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
not in active use
同义词:unused
silly or trivial
同义词:light
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
同义词:loose
not yielding a return
同义词:dead
not having a job
同义词:jobless, out of work
idle
■Satan always finds work for idle hands.
[谚]魔鬼专坑懒鬼。
■THE IDLE THOUGHTS OF AN IDLE FELLOW.
一个浪子的随想。
■Less idle talks, and more efforts.
一定要少说空话,多做工作。
■A set of idle chatterboxes, how should they know!
一群无聊的话匣子,他们怎么会知道呢?
■Don't encourage him in his idle ways.
不可助长他懒惰成性。
■His words were just idle thrusts.
不在工作的,空闲的;无根据的;无聊的。
■It is idle to deny that the statement is true.
不承认这话是真是愚蠢的。
■Idle talk had eaten up the hour before we knew it.
不知不觉中闲聊已花去了我们的很多时间。
■No matter how rich,one shall not live an idle life.
不管一个人多么富有,都不应该过着闲散的生活。
■Do not give currency to idle gossip.
不要传播闲言。
■Do not encourage him in his idle ways .
不要助长他的懒惰。
■Don't idle away your precious time.
不要把大好时光浪费掉。
■Don't just idle away your precious time; settle down to some reading or something.
不要把大好时光浪费掉,坐下来读点书或做点别的什么事儿。
■Don't idle away your time.
不要虚度光阴。
■It would be idle to argue that she should not go.
争辩说她不该去是不会有什么效果的。
■Arthur would rather idle about than help his wife.
亚瑟宁愿东游西荡也不去帮帮他妻子。
■Nobody should idle away his precious time.
人人都不应该虚度宝贵的时光。
■The tongue of idle persons is never idle.
人懒嘴不懒。
■The tongue of idle person is never idle.
人懒嘴不闲。
■Devil finds work for idle hands.
人闲招麻烦。
■He cannot be idle,for he makes remarkable progress.
他不可能懒惰,因为他有很大进步。
■They didn't want to live idle lives.
他们不想过闲散的生活。
■They idle away the hours watching TV.
他们看电视以虚度时光。
■They are idle recreation at best.
他们顶多是空闲时的消遣。
■He is too idle toset about the task.
他太懒了,不肯着手完成任务。
■He commandeered idle men and vehicle.
他征用闲着的人手和车辆。
■He always indulges in idle gossip.
他总是说长道短.
■He spends his time running idle.
他整天无所事事。
■He is a wretched idle layabout never done a day's work in his life.
他是一个讨厌的懒汉一辈子没干过一天活。
■He was hard-working man and would never rest idle.
他是一位勤劳的人,从不肯闲着。
■He is a hard-working man and never rests idle.
他是个勤快人,从不闲懒。
■He was famous for being dawdle and idle.
他最重要的特征是游手好闲,不务正业。
■He wasted his time in idle pleasures.
他浪费他的时间在无用的玩乐。
■He's an eager beaver, never staying idle.
他特别勤快,从来没有闲着的时候。
■He wearied me with his requests [idle talk].
他的一再要求[废话]使我对他感到厌烦。
■His idle habits bode ill for his future.
他的懒惰习惯预示他将来不会有好的前途。
■His idle talk is just waste of time.
他的空谈简直浪费时间。
■What he expressed seemed idle fears.
他的观点有些杞人忧天。
■His words were just idle threats; he can't harm us.
他的话只不过是吓人的空谈,伤害不了我们。
■His words were just idle threats: he can't hurt us.
他的话只不过是无聊的吓唬人罢了,他是伤害不了我们的。
■In idle moments, he carved wooden figures.
他空闲时就刻木雕。
■He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours.
他记下了闲暇时想到的一些看法。
■He jotted down his conceits of his idle hours.
他记下闲暇时自己想到的一些念头。
■Many idle thoughts flitted through his mind as he lay in thesun.?
他躺在阳光下许多无聊的想法掠过心头。
■He is so idle, and makes Papa so angry.
他那么不求上进,害得爸爸大发脾气。
■His idle habits will not bode well for his future.
他那懒散的习惯预示着他不会有好的前途。
■The above assertion is not idle speculation.
以上的推断并非毫无根据。
■Eg: Using idle money is very important.
使用游资是非常重要的。
■To cause(a motor, for example) to idle.
使(如引擎)不运转
■An idle youth, a needy age,@ so goes an old saying.
俗云:“少小不努力,老大徒伤悲。”