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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。
闲置的；空闲的；未使用的
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闲置的；空闲的；未使用的
Not in use; not occupied; with little or no activity.
The workers were idle during the strike.
罢工期间工人们无所事事。
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.
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.
不愿工作、劳动或就业；懒惰；懒散。
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
无关紧要；无用；无价值；徒劳；轻浮；愚蠢。
Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
The factory has been idle for months due to the strike.
由于罢工，这家工厂已经闲置了几个月。
He spent the whole afternoon idle, just lying on the sofa.
他整个下午无所事事，只是躺在沙发上。
It's just idle gossip; don't pay attention to it.
那只是无聊的闲话；别在意。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He idles at home all day.
Use this
He is idle at home all day.
形容词"idle"表示"空闲的"，需要与be动词连用构成系表结构，不可直接用作谓语动词。
Not this
The car engine is lazy because no one drives it.
Use this
The car engine is idle because no one drives it.
"idle"用于描述机器空转或闲置状态，而"lazy"只用于人或动物表示主观懒惰，不适用于机器。
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闲散的双手
Idle hands are the devil's workshop.
闲散的双手是魔鬼的工场。
空闲时间
Idle time in production should be minimized.
生产中的空闲时间应尽量减少。
无根据的猜测
The report is based on idle speculation.
该报告基于无根据的猜测。
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。
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。
闲谈
Their conversation was just idle talk.
他们的谈话只是闲谈。
虚度（时光）
He idled away the whole afternoon playing video games.
他整个下午都在玩电子游戏，虚度光阴。
空洞的威胁
She dismissed his warning as an idle threat.
她认为他的警告不过是个空洞的威胁。
无谓的好奇心
I asked out of idle curiosity, not because I really needed to know.
我是出于无谓的好奇心才问的，并非真的需要知道。
无所事事的双手是魔鬼的作坊。
If you don't keep yourself busy, remember: idle hands are the devil's workshop.
如果你不让自己忙起来，记住：无所事事的双手是魔鬼的作坊。
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将 idle 拆成 id（身份）和 le（了），想象“身份了结，无事可做”，即闲置。
用于描述设备、人员或时间未被利用的情况
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).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.