音标:['aidl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
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
n. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
v. run disconnected or idle
v. be idle; exist in a changeless situation
a. not in action or at work
词型变化:现在分词 : idling ; 过去式 : idled ; 过去分词 : idled ; 第三人称单数 : idles ; 名词复数形式 : idles
考试类型:[四级/六级/考研/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词67%
动词33%

idle的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Being at an idle end,we often go to and look around the shops.闲来无事,我们常去逛逛商店。
  2. Idle folks have the least leisure.懒惰的人最没空闲。
  3. No matter how rich, one shall not live an idle life.不管一个人多么富有,都不应该过着闲散的生活。
  4. I never believe idle reports.我从来不信捕风捉影的传闻。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. The strike idled many workers.罢工使许多工人没事干。
  2. It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. (Jerome, British humorist)除非有大量的工作,否则就不可能尽情享受空闲时光。(英国幽默家杰罗姆)
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. I hate you to idle about.我不喜欢你游手好闲。
  2. We should not idle away our valuable time in the claver.我们不应该把宝贵的时间消磨在闲谈之中。
  3. He is always idling about street corners.他总是在街道角落那闲逛。
  4. "You're perfectly right when you say that one shouldn't let one's machinery lie idle and go rusty!“你这话对极了,机器搁着就生锈!

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. They idled before cafes.他们在餐馆前闲逛。
  2. The car idled in the driveway.这辆车在行车道上停着。
  3. The windmill idled in the breeze.风车在微风中慢慢地转动。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The strike idled the workers for days.罢工使工人们好多天无事可做。
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. We spent many idle hours during the holidays.在假期中我们度过了很多空闲的时间。
  2. They didn't want to live idle lives.他们不愿过闲散的生活。
  3. How much trouble in this life is caused by idle talk!这一生中,无聊的闲话引起多少烦恼啊!
  4. I don't know why I asked—just idle curiosity.我不知道我为什么问这问题——只是出于无意义的好奇心吧。
  5. An idle person will never find or understand real happiness.一个懒汉永远找不到也永远不懂得真正的幸福。
  6. An idle worker is a waste of money.工人懒散就是浪费金钱。
  7. Every evening on my way home I see that idle fellow.每天晚上在回家的路上我都能见到那个游手好闲的家伙。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. When men can't find employment, they are idle.当人们找不到工作时,他们便空闲着。
  2. Men are idle when machines break down.机器坏了时,人们都没事做。
S+be+~+to- v
  1. He is too idle to do anything.他太懒了,不干任何事。
It is/was+~+to- v
  1. It's idle to expect help from that man.指望那人帮助是没用的。
  2. It would be idle to argue further.再辩论下去也不会有什么效果。
  3. I knew what would happen, but it was idle to warn them;they wouldn't listen.我知道将要发生什么事,但是警告他们也没用,他们不听。
用作宾语补足语S+V+O+~
  1. The factory closed and left hundreds of employees idle.工厂关闭使数百名雇员无事可做。
  2. The fuel shortage has left many airplanes idle.燃料的短缺使很多飞机停飞。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
idle about〔around〕1 (v.+adv.)
    虚度时光 spend time lazilyidle about

    Don't idle about.

    不要闲逛。

    There was no work in the office this afternoon so everyone idled about.

    今天下午办公室里无事,所以大家都闲着。

    She is a very active sort of person and can't bear to see others idling around.

    她是那种积极肯干的人,看不惯别人的懒散。

idle about〔around〕2 (v.+prep.)
    在…附近闲逛 waste time around some placeidle about〔around〕 sth

    He is always idling about street corners.

    他老是在街头角落闲逛。

    He idled around the house all morning.

    他一上午都在房子附近闲逛。

idle away (v.+adv.)
    空转 (of a car) to run very slowly without being connected to the wheels, continuously or for some time

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • idle one's time混时间,虚度光阴
~+副词
  • idle continually不断地闲逛
  • idle deliberately故意地闲逛
  • idle delightfully高兴地游荡
  • idle dreadfully恐惧地游荡
  • idle languidly无精打采地闲逛
  • idle lazily懒散地闲逛
  • idle naturally自然地游荡
  • idle remarkably不平常地闲逛
  • idle selfishly利己地虚度
  • idle sleepily困乏地游荡
  • idle strangely奇怪地闲逛
  • idle stupidly傻傻地闲逛
  • idle unusually不同寻常地游荡
  • idle about〔along, around〕无所事事
  • idle away虚度
  • idle away one's time虚度光阴
  • idle down a motor让马达空转
~+介词
  • idle about在…附近闲逛
  • idle in the driveway停在车道上
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • idle bread〔capital〕闲饭〔散资金〕
  • idle dream痴心妄想
  • idle fear无端的恐惧
  • idle gear惰轮
  • idle hours悠闲的日子
  • idle personnel闲杂人员
  • idle rumors无根据的谎言
  • idle tales闲话
  • idle worm游手好闲的人
动词+~
  • lie idle闲置
  • run idle(机器)空转
  • stand idle袖手旁观,被闲置

经典引文

  • It is idle to propose remedies, before we are assured of the disease.

    出自:Swift
  • I'm sorry. It was just idle curiosity.

    出自:A. Trew
  • A clear brown brook idles through the pastures.

    出自:W. D. Howells
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