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
Being at an idle end,we often go to and look around the shops. 闲来无事,我们常去逛逛商店。
Idle folks have the least leisure. 懒惰的人最没空闲。
I never believe idle reports. 我从来不信捕风捉影的传闻。
用作及物动词 (vt.)The strike idled many workers. 罢工使许多工人没事干。
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. (Jerome, British humorist) 除非有大量的工作,否则就不可能尽情享受空闲时光。(英国幽默家杰罗姆)
用作不及物动词 (vi.)I hate you to idle about. 我不喜欢你游手好闲。
We should not idle away our valuable time in the claver. 我们不应该把宝贵的时间消磨在闲谈之中。
He is always idling about street corners. 他总是在街道角落那闲逛。
"You're perfectly right when you say that one shouldn't let one's machinery lie idle and go rusty! “你这话对极了,机器搁着就生锈!
idle的基本意思是指人不是把时间花在工作上,而是懒散、无目的地“虚度光阴”“闲逛”。本词可用于强烈地责备,也可用于指正当的、愉快的行为。引申可表示机器等“空转”。
idle既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与about, around , away等连用。