idle [形容詞] 無所事事的; [動詞] 空轉
idle
['aidl]
adj.無目的, 無聊的; 懶惰的, 閒散的; 無根據的
vt.虛度; 使空閒
vi.不作事, 閒逛; (機器)空轉
例句與用法:
The cowboy lives an idle life.
牛仔過著悠閒的生活。
His words were just idle threats: he can't hurt us.
他的話只不過是無聊的嚇唬人罷了,他是傷害不了我們的。
We can't afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle.
讓所有這些機器閒置著,我們可負擔不起損失。
Don't idle away your time.
不要虛度光陰。
詞形變化:
副詞: idly | 形容詞比較級: idler | 形容詞最高級: idlest | 名詞: idleness | 動詞過去式: idled | 動詞過去分詞: idled | 動詞現在分詞: idling | 動詞第三人稱單數: idles |
英文解釋:
名詞 idle:
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
動詞 idle:
run disconnected or idle
同義詞:tick over
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
形容詞 idle:
not in action or at work
without a basis in reason or fact
同義詞:baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
not in active use
同義詞:unused
silly or trivial
同義詞:light
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
同義詞:loose
not yielding a return
同義詞:dead
not having a job
同義詞:jobless, out of work
同義詞
inactive | lazy | unfounded | futile | laze | baseless | tick over | frivolous | empty | hollow | laze around | hang around | turn over | run | lay off | dismiss | can | vain | groundless | unoccupied | unwarranted | useless | worthless | loiter | loafing | sleepy | while | dawdle | at | lounge | off | unemployed | fallow | at leisure | fruitless | vegetable | leisure | loaf | out of work | loose | jobless | dead | slug | unused | light | wild | stagnate |
反義詞
run | work | busy | diligent | industrious |
以上來源於大辭典