idle

剑桥词典

idle adjective (NOT WORKING)

not working or being used
闲置的
Half these factories now stand idle. 这些工厂如今有半数闲置。
It's crazy to have £7,000 sitting idle in the bank . 把7000英镑闲置在银行里简直是疯了。

An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity .
无所事事的，空闲的
If you have an idle moment , call me. 如果你有空闲时间，给我打电话。

without work
无工作的，失业的
Almost half of the workforce are now idle. 近一半劳力现在都没有工作。
同义词
unemployed adjective


idle adjective (NO PURPOSE)

[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]
without any particular purpose
无目的的
idle chatter /gossip /speculation 闲聊／闲扯／随意的猜测
an idle glance 漫不经心的一瞥
This is no idle threat . 这绝不是随口吓唬人。

idle adjective (LAZY)

C2 UK
lazy and not willing to work
懒惰的
He's a very able student , he's just bone idle (= very lazy ). 他是个能力很强的学生，只是太懒了。 返回 idle