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1. Oxford Dictionary

   idle

   • IPA[ˈʌɪdl]

   英式

   • adj.
     (of a person) avoiding work; lazy；(of a person) not working; unemployed
   • v.
     spend time doing nothing；move aimlessly or lazily

   • verb: idle, 3rd person present: idles, gerund or present participle: idling, past tense: idled, past participle: idled

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. (of a person) avoiding work; lazy idle students 同義詞 lazy, indolent, slothful, work-shy, shiftless, ... 更多loafing, inactive, inert, sluggish, lethargic, languorous, listless, torpid, remiss, negligent, slack, lax, lackadaisical, impassive, good-for-nothing, do-nothing, leisurely, informalbone idle, archaicfainéant, rareotiose反義詞 industrious
   • ▪ (of a person) not working; unemployed 10.3 per cent of the workforce is now idle 同義詞 unemployed, jobless, out of work, out of a job, between jobs, ... 更多workless, unwaged, unoccupied, redundant, informalon the dole, signing on, euphemisticresting, informalon the wallaby track反義詞 employed
   • ▪ (especially of a machine or factory) not active or in use the mill has been standing idle for eight years 同義詞 not in use, out of use, not operating, not working, inactive, ... 更多out of action, inoperative, non-functioning, out of service, unused, unoccupied, unemployed, disused, no longer in use, fallen into disuse, mothballed反義詞 working
   • ▪ (of time) characterized by inaction or absence of significant activity at no time in the day must there be an idle moment 同義詞 unoccupied, spare, empty, vacant, unfilled, ... 更多available反義詞 busy, full
   • ▪ (of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest.
   • 2. without purpose or effect; pointless he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter 同義詞 frivolous, trivial, trifling, minor, petty, ... 更多foolish, lightweight, shallow, superficial, insignificant, unimportant, worthless, valueless, pointless, paltry, niggling, peripheral, without depth, inane, fatuous, senseless, meaningless, purposeless, unnecessary, time-wasting反義詞 serious, meaningful
   • ▪ (especially of a threat or boast) without foundation I knew Ellen did not make idle threats 同義詞 empty, meaningless, aimless, pointless, worthless, ... 更多useless, vain, in vain, insubstantial, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, groundless, without grounds, baseless, without/lacking foundation反義詞 serious

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. spend time doing nothing four men were idling outside the shop we idled the afternoon away 同義詞 do nothing, be inactive, vegetate, sit back, take it easy, ... 更多rest on one's oars, mark time, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs, kill time, languish, laze (about), laze (around), lounge (about), lounge (around), loll (about), loll (around), loaf (about), loaf (around), slouch (about), slouch (around), go to seed, degenerate, moulder, stagnate, informalhang around, hang about, veg out, mooch about, mooch around, slummock, bum around, bat around, lollygag, lay on one's oars, fritter, while, laze, loiter, pass, spend, use, employ, use up, occupy, take up, fill up, fill in, fill, beguile, expend, devote, waste, dissipate, kill
   • ▪ move aimlessly or lazily Robert idled along the pavement 同義詞 saunter, stroll, dawdle, drift, potter, ... 更多amble, go/walk slowly, loiter, maunder, wander, straggle, informalmosey, tootle, pootle, mooch, swan
   • ▪ North American take out of use or employment he will close the newspaper, idling 2,200 workers 同義詞 saunter, stroll, dawdle, drift, potter, ... 更多amble, go/walk slowly, loiter, maunder, wander, straggle, informalmosey, tootle, pootle, mooch, swan
   • 2. (of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear Nadine kept the engine idling 同義詞 tick over, run slowly in neutral
   • ▪ cause (an engine) to idle. 同義詞 tick over, run slowly in neutral

   idler

   • n.
     a habitually lazy person.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   idler

   • n.
     a person who avoids work or spends time in an aimless or lazy way.

   Oxford Dictionary

   idle wheel

   • n.
     an intermediate wheel between two geared wheels, especially when its purpose is to allow them ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   idle wheel

   • n.
     an intermediate wheel between two geared wheels, especially when its purpose is to allow them ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   bone idle

   • adj.
     extremely idle or lazy.

   Oxford Dictionary

   idle something away

   • ph.
     spend one's time doing nothing or very little

   Oxford American Dictionary

   the devil finds work for idle hands to do

   • ph.
     if someone doesn't have enough work to occupy them, they are liable to cause or get into trouble

   Oxford Dictionary

   the devil finds work for idle hands to do

   • ph.
     someone who doesn't have enough work to do is liable to cause or get into trouble

   Oxford American Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   idle

   • IPA[ˈīd(ə)l]

   美式

   • adj.
     (of a person) avoiding work; lazy: idle students
   • v.
     spend time doing nothing: four men were idling outside the shop we idled the afternoon away

   Oxford American Dictionary