| 释义 |
Adjective: idle (idler,idlest) Idl- Not in action or at work
"an idle labourer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" - Without a basis in reason or fact
"idle fears"
- baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild - Not in active use
"the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
- unused - Silly or trivial
"idle pleasure"; "light idle chatter"
- light - Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"
- loose - Not yielding a return
"idle funds"
- dead - Not having a job
"idle carpenters"
- jobless, out of work
Verb: idle Idl- Run disconnected or idle
"the engine is idling"
- tick over - Be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- laze, slug, stagnate
Noun: idle Idl- The state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
"the car engine was running at idle"
Sounds like: idol Derived forms: idlest, idles, idler, idling, idled See also: bone-idle, bone-lazy, fainéant, frivolous, idleness, idler, idly, inactive, indolent, ineffective, ineffectual, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lazy, leisured, otiose, slothful, uneffective, unemployed, unengaged, unprofitable, unsupported, work-shy Type of: operation Antonym: busy, run, work Encyclopedia: Idle Idle, West Yorkshire |