Idle
[ 'aɪdl ]
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adj. 无意义的;空闲的;懒惰的;无根据的;
vi. 虚度;空转;挂空挡;未熄火;
vt. 虚度;使空转;
n. （尤指暂时地）关闭工厂，使（工人）闲着;
📝 例句
He never get into trouble by thinking of his own idle pleasures.
他遇到困难，从来不是由于只想到自己寻欢作乐。
All of us are busy over our work and nobody is idle.
我们现在都正忙着, 一个闲人也没有。
They idled before the coffee shop.
他们在咖啡馆前闲逛。
Empirically, the distinction between active and idle balance is elusive.
在实际生活中，把货币分为活动余额和闲置余额是难以捉摸的。
A group of idle urchins had taken possession of the door-steps.
门前台阶已为一群没事做的玩童所霸占。
🌱 联想助记
【串】潘金莲很少拿needle(针),每天都idle(懒散的),脏衣服bundle(一捆),塞进了cradle(摇篮),晚上点candle(蜡烛),要去做noodle(面条),摔断锅handle(柄)
【记】※ idle-懒惰的、懒散的,bridle-笼头:懒马要用笼头套住才干活
※ I-我,dle-拼音“大了”:我大了,不能再这么懒散懒散的(我长大了,就空闲了)
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
idle
adj
(-r, -st)
1
(a) doing or having no work; not employed 闲散的; 不工作的或没有工作的
Many people were idle during the depression. 在那萧条时期, 很多人都无事可做.
(b) not active or in use 闲置的
The factory machines lay idle during the workers' strike. 在工人罢工期间, 工厂的机器都闲置著.
2 (of time) not spent in doing sth （指时间）空闲的
We spent many idle hours just sitting in the sun. 我们在太阳地里呆呆坐了好几个钟头.
3 (of people) avoiding work; lazy （指人）无所事事的, 懒散的, 懒惰的
an idle, useless student 懒散、 不成器的学生.
4 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
worthless or having no special purpose or effect; useless 无价值的; 徒然的; 无效的; 无用的
an idle threat/promise 说说而已的恐吓[允诺]
idle curiosity/gossip/speculation 无聊的好奇[闲言碎语/胡思乱想]
It's idle to expect help from him. 指望他帮助只会是一场空.
5 (idm 习语) the devil makes work for idle hands => devil1. idle, v
1 [I, Ip] ~ (about) do nothing; waste time; be idle 无所事事; 浪费时光; 闲荡
Stop idling and help me clean up. 别游手好闲的, 来帮我打扫打扫吧.
2 [I] (of an engine) run slowly in neutral gear or without doing work （指发动机）挂空挡, 空转.
3 (phr v) idle sth away waste (time) 虚度（光阴）
idle away the hours watching TV 把时间浪费在看电视上.
🎯 考研助记
爱抖（谐音）： 无事可做，就爱发抖 懒惰的偶像(idol音同） a young idle ,an old beggar 网友：yqy 补充：“挨dou(到，文言)”：挨到一起的人－－空闲的人
🔁 扩展释义
*['aidl]a. 懒惰的, 闲散的, 停顿的, 空闲的, 无用的vi. 无所事事, 闲散, 浪费, 空转vt. 虚度, 使闲散, 使空转n. 空转, 空闲时间【计】 空闲时间【化】 不工作的; 闲置的; 空转的【经】 闲置的相关词组: lie idle idle sth away stand idle
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The powder is made from fish, blood and bones.
肥粉是由鱼、血和骨头做成的。
No, Jeanne, I wasn't ill. I know I look older than my age now. That's because of hard work-ten years of hard work.
没病，让娜，我没生过病。我知道我看上去比我的年纪要大些，那是因为劳累的缘故--10年的劳累呀！
6 a.m.
上午六时，呃，对不起，是26号下午6时。