Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7526
idle
闲置的；空闲的；未使用的
Not in use; not occupied; with little or no activity.
- 1.
Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
未被适当使用；未被占用；(时间)没有或几乎没有活动。
- 2.
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
没有从事任何职业或工作；失业；不活跃；无所事事。
- 3.
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
不愿工作、劳动或就业；懒惰；懒散。
- 4.
Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
无关紧要；无用；无价值；徒劳；轻浮；愚蠢。
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。
In use
The factory has been idle for months due to the strike.
He spent the whole afternoon idle, just lying on the sofa.
It's just idle gossip; don't pay attention to it.
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.
不要将机器闲置太久。
idle + noun
修饰名词，表示无用的或懒散的。
He wasted the afternoon on idle gossip.
他把下午浪费在无聊的闲谈上。
Connections
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
- Don't waste time on idle gossip.不要浪费时间在无聊的闲话上。
- idle talk
- 闲谈
Learner notes
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。
Context & Register
用于描述设备、人员或时间未被利用的情况
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).
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。
Learn the forms together
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