单词 | idle |
释义 | idle adjective¹ 1lazy懒散verbs | adverb verbs➤be懒散▸➤become变得懒散➤remain, stay无所事事;游手好闲◆he never stayed idle for long.他闲散的时间从来不长。adverb➤bone (bre, informal) 懒到骨头里◆she never lifts a finger to help. she's bone idle.她连动动手指帮个忙都从来不做,她就是个懒骨头。idle adjective² 2not in use闲置verbs➤be, lie, sit, stand闲置;闲置不用◆half of their machines are lying idle.他们的机器有一半闲置不用。◆the machines have been sitting idle since last year.那些机器去年以来一直闲置。◆the pumps are standing idle.那些泵闲置着。➤become闲置起来◆he did not let the factory become idle.他没让工厂闲置下来。➤remain仍然闲置▸➤leave sth任凭⋯闲置◆the land was left idle for years.那片地荒了好几年了。 idle /aɪdl/ adjective1.(about machines, factories, etc.) not being used (机器、工厂等)闲置的◆many of the factories lie idle during the holiday season. 假期里许多工厂停工。◆an increase in idle capacity (= machines, factories, etc. that are not being used) (机器、工厂等)闲置能力增加◆recent research shows there is a lot of idle money in the banking system. 最近研究表示银行系统里有大量游资。⨁ to lie / remain / sit / stand idle闲置着 2.(about people) not working; without work (指人)闲散的,没有工作的◆over ten per cent of the workforce is now idle. 超过 10% 的劳动力现在闲置着。 ➡ unemployed idle /aɪdl/ verb [transitive] (name) to close a factory, etc. or stop providing work for the workers, especially temporarily (尤指暂时地)关闭工厂;使(工人)闲着◆the strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers. 罢工使近 4 000 名工人间着没事干。☞ idle☞ idleidle/ˈaɪdl ||; ˈaɪdḷ/adj1. not wanting to work hard; lazy 懒散的: ◇he has the ability to succeed but he is just bone (= very) idle. 他有能力做得到,可就是懒骨头,不肯做。 2. not doing anything; not being used 闲散的;闲置的: ◇she can't bear to be idle. 她这个人闲不下来。◇the factory stood idle while the machines were being repaired. 机器进行维修时,工厂停工。 3. (only before a noun 只用于名词前) not to be taken seriously because it will not have any result 不必认真对待的: ◇an idle promise/threat 信口许下的诺言;随便说说吓唬人的话◇idle chatter/curiosity 随便说说;随便打听 ➔idleness noun [u] ➔idly /ˈaɪdli ||; ˈaɪdlɪ/ adv idlesee ⇨ do/not do 17 ⇨ lazy 1 ⇨ use 14 i·dle /`aɪdḷ; ˈaɪdl/adj 1. lazy 懒惰的,懒散的 2. not working or being used 不在工作的,闲着的:◇machines lying idle in our factories 我们厂里闲置的机器 3. having no useful purpose or reason 无聊的,无意义的:◇this is just idle gossip. 这不过是无聊的闲言碎语罢了。 |
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