idle

剑桥词典

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閑置。
It's crazy to have £7,000 sitting idle in the bank . 把7000英鎊閑置在銀行裡簡直是瘋了。

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. 如果你有空閑時間，給我打電話。

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


idle adjective (NO PURPOSE)

[ 衹用在名詞前麪的形容詞 ]
without any particular purpose
無目的的
idle chatter /gossip /speculation 閑聊／閑扯／隨意的猜測
an idle glance 漫不經心的一瞥
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
嬾惰的
He's a very able student , he's just bone idle (= very lazy ). 他是個能力很強的學生，衹是太嬾了。 返回 idle