单词 | idle |
释义 | Word Frequency idle(ˈaɪdəl) adjective 1. unemployed or unoccupied; inactive 2. not operating or being used 3. (of money) not being used to earn interest or dividends 4. not wanting to work; lazy 5. (usually prenominal) frivolous or trivial idle pleasures 6. ineffective or powerless; fruitless; vain 7. without basis; unfounded verb 8. (when tr, often foll by away) to waste or pass (time) fruitlessly or inactively he idled the hours away 9. (intransitive) to loiter or move aimlessly 10. (intransitive) (of a shaft, engine, etc) to turn without doing useful work 11. (intransitive) (of an engine) to run at low speed with the transmission disengaged Also (Brit): tick over 12. (transitive) US and Canadian to cause to be inactive or unemployed Derived forms idleness (ˈidleness) noun idly (ˈidly) adverb Word origin Old English īdel; compare Old High German ītal empty, vain |
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