idle['aidl]

a. 懒惰的,闲散的,停顿的;

v. 不作事,闲散,浪费;

比较级：i·dler, i·dlest

the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
[例]
the car engine was running at idle

not in action or at work
[反] busy
[例]
an idle laborer
idle drifters
the idle rich
an idle mind
without a basis in reason or fact
[同] groundless, idle, baseless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
[例]
baseless gossip
the allegations proved groundless
idle fears
unfounded suspicions
unwarranted jealousy
not in active use
[同] idle, unused
[例]
the machinery sat idle during the strike
idle hands
silly or trivial
[同] idle, light
[例]
idle pleasure
light banter
light idle chatter
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
[同] idle, loose
[例]
idle talk
a loose tongue
not yielding a return
[同] dead, idle
[例]
dead capital
idle funds
not having a job
[同] idle, jobless, out of work
[例]
idle carpenters
jobless transients
many people in the area were out of work

His idle habits bode ill for his future.
他那懒散的习惯预示着他不会有好的前途。
He spends his time running idle.
他整天无所事事。
Light, idle chatter.
琐碎、懒散的喋喋不休。
I prefer to read rather than sit idle.
我宁愿读书而不愿闲坐着。
Idle talk;prattle.
无用的谈话;空谈。
The windmill idled in the breeze.
风车在微风中慢慢转动。
A lazy or idle person; a loafer.
懒惰或闲散的人;游手好闲者。
He wearied me with his requests [idle talk].
他的一再要求[废话]使我对他感到厌烦。
The cowboy lives an idle life.
牛仔过着悠闲的生活。
His words were just idle threats: he can't hurt us.
他的话只不过是无聊的吓唬人罢了，他是伤害不了我们的。
We can't afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle.
让所有这些机器闲置着，我们可负担不起损失。
Don't idle away your time.
不要虚度光阴。

1. 不工作的;闲置的;空闲的

They didn't want to live idle lives.

他们不想过闲散的生活。

2. 懒惰的;无所事事的

Spring makes everyone feel idle.

春天使每个人都觉得懒洋洋的。

3. 无根据的;无理由的

4. 无目的的;无益的;无聊的

It would be idle to try to make him change his mind.

想使他改变主意是徒劳的。

5. 空转的;空载的

vi.

1. 无所事事;闲混;闲逛

They idled before the coffee shop.

他们在咖啡馆前闲逛。

2. (机器)空转

The car engine is idling.

汽车引擎在空转。

vt.

1. 虚度(光阴)( away)

Instead of working, Jack was idling away his time.

杰克不去工作,虚度着光阴。

2. 使空闲;使空转