Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7526
idle
闲置的;空闲的;未使用的
核心释义
Not in use; not occupied; with little or no activity.
- 1.
未被适当使用;未被占用;(时间)没有或几乎没有活动。
Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
- 2.
没有从事任何职业或工作;失业;不活跃;无所事事。
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
- 3.
不愿工作、劳动或就业;懒惰;懒散。
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
- 4.
无关紧要;无用;无价值;徒劳;轻浮;愚蠢。
Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
失业的;闲着的;无所事事的;懒惰的;好逸恶劳的;无意义的;无价值的;徒劳的;未被适当使用;未被占用;(时间)没有或几乎没有活动。;没有从事任何职业或工作;失业;不活跃;无所事事。
用法In use
The factory has been idle for months due to the strike.
用法提示:idle 作形容词,表示工厂没有运转、闲置的状态。
He spent the whole afternoon idle, just lying on the sofa.
用法提示:idle 作形容词,描述人没有工作或活动,懒散的状态。
It's just idle gossip; don't pay attention to it.
用法提示:idle 作形容词,修饰 gossip,表示无根据、无意义的。
be/lie idle
表示状态,常与be或lie连用。
The workers were idle during the strike.
罢工期间工人们无所事事。
leave sth idle
使某物处于未使用状态。
Don't leave the machine idle for too long.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- idle hands
- 闲散的双手
- Idle hands are the devil's workshop.闲散的双手是魔鬼的工场。
- idle time
- 空闲时间
- Idle time in production should be minimized.生产中的空闲时间应尽量减少。
- idle speculation
- 无根据的猜测
- The report is based on idle speculation.该报告基于无根据的猜测。
- idle threat
- 空洞的威胁
- He made an idle threat that no one believed.他发出空洞的威胁,没人当真。
- idle gossip
- 无聊的闲话
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将 idle 拆成 id(身份)和 le(了),想象“身份了结,无事可做”,即闲置。
语境与语域Context & Register
用于描述设备、人员或时间未被利用的情况
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: idol (homophone), bridal, bridle, tidal. Note: 'bridal' and 'bridle' are homophones with each other and rhyme with idle. Lookalikes with different sounds: title (ends in 'tle', different consonant), cradle (different vowel).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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