| 词汇 | idle |
| 释义 | idle adjective uk /ˈaɪ.dəl/ us /ˈaɪ.dəl/ idleadjective (NOT WORKING)C1 not working or being used: 闲置的 stand idleHalf these factories now stand idle.这些工厂如今有半数闲置。 sit idleIt's crazy to have £7,000 sitting idle in the bank.把7000英镑闲置在银行里简直是疯了。 not active or working inactiveIf you haven’t voted in the last two elections, we consider you inactive and remove you from the electoral roll. dormantThe plants will stay dormant throughout the winter. latentMany people in the region have latent tuberculosis. quiescentThe extremist group was politically quiescent but very socially active. moribundThe family business is now moribund. An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity: 无所事事的，空闲的 If you have an idle moment, call me.如果你有空闲时间，给我打电话。 without work: 无工作的，失业的 Almost half of the workforce are now idle.近一半劳力现在都没有工作。 Synonym unemployed Machines - not functioning act up balky blooey break down broken brokenness brownout defunct downtime fail flat outage power (something) down seize seize up short circuit shot shudder shut whack You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Passive and not working Unemployment idleadjective (NO PURPOSE)C2[ before noun ] without any particular purpose: 无目的地 idle chatter/gossip/speculation闲聊／闲扯／随意的猜测 an idle glance漫不经心的一瞥 This is no idle threat.这绝不是随口吓唬人。 having no clear plan or purpose aimlessHe was just aimless and confused after being let go from his position. directionlessThe party was plagued with weak and directionless leaders who had no clue how to govern. purposelessThe job left him feeling unfulfiled and purposeless. adriftHis son has just been utterly adrift since leaving university. emptyAfter losing him, I just feel empty inside. Useless and futile adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy fruitless fruitlessly fruitlessness futile futilely negate negation no goodidiom non-viable nugatory unpractical unrealistic unrealistically unseriousness until you are blue in the faceidiom idleadjective (LAZY)C2UK lazy and not willing to work: 懒惰的 bone idleHe's a very able student, he's just bone idle (= very lazy).他是个能力很强的学生，只是太懒了。 not willing to work or use effort lazyHe's one of the laziest people I've ever met. indolentSome of my classmates are indolent in their health habits. slothfulTelevision and video games have bred a generation of slothful teens. work-shyUKI don't want your work-shy cousin living with us indefinitely! idleUKHe's an able student, just idle. Laziness and lazy people bludger bone idleidiom bum around CBA clock-watcher indolent indolently layabout lazily laziness lie shiftless shirker skiver slacker slackness time-serving unambitious vegetable work-shy Related wordidleness idle verb[ I ] uk /ˈaɪ.dəl/ us /ˈaɪ.dəl/(UK alsotick over) If an engine or machine idles, it runs slowly but does not move or do any work: （发动机）低速运转，空转 He left the engine idling and ran into the shop.他让引擎空转着，自己跑进了商店。 Engineering - mechanical -engined air-cooled artificer automative bionics drive shaft engage go on horsepower mechanical mechanize neutral oilcan override pneumatic stress test tick over tune (something) up unmechanized valve You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The engine & engine parts Phrasal verbidle something away idle | American Dictionaryidle adjective us/ˈɑɪ·dəl/ not working, not active, or doing nothing: idle factories The machines are standing idle because there are no spare parts. Idle also means not useful or not based on fact: idle speculation idlenessnoun[ U ]us/ˈɑɪ·dəl·nəs/ idlyadverbus/ˈɑɪd·li, -əl·i/ I will not stand idly by while my business is being destroyed. idle verb[ I ] us/ˈɑɪd·əl/ If an engine idles, it is operating but not doing any work: Let the engine idle for a minute before you put the car in gear. idle | Business Englishidle adjective uk /ˈaɪdl/us PRODUCTION, WORKPLACE not operating or not being used: stand/lie/remain idleAs more factories in the city stood idle, workers started leaving. FINANCE used to describe assets that are not earning money or interest, or not earning enough: If you've got a few thousand pounds lying idle in a savings account, think about paying off part of your mortgage or credit card debts. idle cash/capital/fundsThese idle funds can be invested on the money market. HR, WORKPLACE unemployed, or not working on a job: More than 22,913 assembly workers remained idle because of continued shortages of imported parts. idle verb[ T ] USuk /ˈaɪdl/us PRODUCTION, HR to stop using your employees, factory, machines etc., for example because you do not have enough work for them to do: Lack of demand forced the automaker to idle two more plants on Monday. Examples of idleidle Exploring the role of alpha oscillations during externally vs. internally directed attention and the implications for idling and inhibition hypotheses. I do not want to say that they are all idling and slacking; that would be wicked, and it would be untrue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did not allow me time for idling on the way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Regarding the problem of labour there have been allegations that workpeople are idling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A private individual would not have a lot of wasters idling their time away, because he could not afford it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do they then record at the time when the engine is merely idling, but the vehicle standing still? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What sense is there in old men remaining at work, while young men are idling about the street corners? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another matter to be addressed is vehicle idling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The men who are now out, idling, want to be back in uniform, doing their duty to the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lot of that idling among workmen, which is unfairly described, is the idling of people who are overworked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most pollution caused by vehicles occurs when they are idling in traffic jams and then moving forward a few yards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret to say, delinquent young people who are unfortunately idling in the market place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they have sat back and idled their time away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They see men idling, and men drawing out their work on board ships to get overtime and draw very high wages—far higher wages than anything they could possibly earn themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we add to that personal time lost in going to work, the petrol consumed when engines are idling, and so on, the cost is even greater. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of idle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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