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IELTS BNC: 7526 COCA: 8146
idle
adjective /ˈaɪd(ə)l/
adjectiveidle
comparativeidler
superlativeidlest
  1. 1
    machines or factories that are idle are not being used (机器、工厂)闲置的

    The extra power stations are idle when demand is lower. 需求下降时,多余的电厂便闲置下来。

    stand/lie/sit idle :

    Valuable machinery is left to lie idle for long periods. 昂贵的机器长期处于闲置状态。

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    1. a.
      workers who are idle have no work (工人)无事可做的,空闲的

      Many men were made idle as the mills closed down. 很多人因为工厂倒闭而无事可做。

       Synonyms and related words
      Not busy and not working: available, quiet, off-duty...
  2. 2
    lazy 懒惰的;懒散的;无所事事的

    Get upstairs and wake up that idle brother of yours. 上楼去叫醒你那懒惰的哥哥。

    You're just bone idle, the lot of you. 你们就是懒骨头,你们这些家伙。

     Synonyms and related words
    Lazy or slow to act: lazy, idle, indolent...
    1. a.
      [often in negatives] not doing anything, when there are things that you should do 闲着的;袖手旁观的

      Don't worry. I have not been idle while you were away. 别担心,你不在的时候我也没闲着。

      This country will not remain idle if its friends are attacked. 如果盟友受到攻击,这个国家将不会袖手旁观。

       Synonyms and related words
      Lazy or slow to act: lazy, idle, indolent...
  3. 3
    [only before noun] without a good reason or real purpose 无理由的;无意图的

    It was only from idle curiosity that she opened the book. 只是出于单纯的好奇她翻开了那本书。

    idle chatter/gossip 无聊的闲扯/闲话

     Synonyms and related words
    Careless and casual: careless, casual, complacency...
  4. 4
    not really intended or not likely to have any result 无意的;徒劳的
    idle threat :

    It didn't sound like an idle threat to me (=it was a real threat). 听上去这不像是随便吓唬吓唬我。

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    Not effective or useful and not working correctly: useless, ineffective, inefficient...

derived word

idleness

noun [U]
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Lazy Behaviour: inertia, sloth, ...
See also
idle
verb [I/T] /ˈaɪd(ə)l/
present tense
I/you/we/theyidle
he/she/itidles
present participleidling
past tenseidled
past participleidled
  1. if an engine idles, it runs slowly and does not produce any movement (发动机)低速空转

    The taxi hummed in the road, motor idling, meter ticking over. 那辆出租车在路上嗡嗡地响着,发动机空转着,里程表空走着。

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phrasal verbs

IELTS BNC: 7526 COCA: 8146
idle

adjective¹

1lazy懶散VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe懶散become變得懶散remain, stay無所事事;遊手好閒He never stayed idle for long.他閒散的時間從來不長。ADVERBbone (BrE, informal) 懶到骨頭裏She never lifts a finger to help. She's bone idle.她連動動手指幫個忙都從來不做,她就是個懶骨頭。
idle

adjective²

2not in use閒置VERBSbe, lie, sit, stand閒置;閒置不用Half of their machines are lying idle.他們的機器有一半閒置不用。The machines have been sitting idle since last year.那些機器去年以來一直閒置。The pumps are standing idle.那些泵閒置着。become閒置起來He did not let the factory become idle.他沒讓工廠閒置下來。remain仍然閒置leave sth任憑⋯閒置The land was left idle for years.那片地荒了好幾年了。
IELTS BNC: 7526 COCA: 8146

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