idle

劍橋詞典

idle adjective (NOT WORKING)

not working or being used
閑置的
Half these factories now stand idle. 這些工廠如今有半數(shù)閑置。
It's crazy to have ￡7,000 sitting idle in the bank . 把7000英鎊閑置在銀行里簡(jiǎn)直是瘋了。

An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity .
無所事事的，空閑的
If you have an idle moment , call me. 如果你有空閑時(shí)間，給我打電話。

without work
無工作的，失業(yè)的
Almost half of the workforce are now idle. 近一半勞力現(xiàn)在都沒有工作。
同義詞
unemployed adjective


idle adjective (NO PURPOSE)

[ 只用在名詞前面的形容詞 ]
without any particular purpose
無目的的
idle chatter /gossip /speculation 閑聊／閑扯／隨意的猜測(cè)
an idle glance 漫不經(jīng)心的一瞥
This is no idle threat . 這絕不是隨口嚇唬人。

idle adjective (LAZY)

C2 UK
lazy and not willing to work
懶惰的
He's a very able student , he's just bone idle (= very lazy ). 他是個(gè)能力很強(qiáng)的學(xué)生，只是太懶了。 返回 idle