idle

idle
(idler, idlest)

(of a person) avoiding work; lazy
（人）怠工的；懒散的
■(of a person) not working; unemployed
（人）无业的，失业的
■(especially of a machine or factory) not active or in use
（尤指机器、工厂）闲置的
assembly-lines standing idle for want of spare parts.
因缺少备件而闲置的组装线。
■[attrib.](of time) characterized by inaction or absence of significant activity
（时间）空闲的，闲着的
at no time in the day must there be an idle moment.
一天中不能有一刻是闲着的。
■(of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest
（钱）现金保存的，存于无息账户的
without purpose or effect; pointless
无目的的；无用的；无意义的
he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter.
他不想把宝贵的时间浪费在毫无意义的闲聊上。
■(especially of a threat or boast) without foundation
（尤指威胁、夸口）无根据的
I knew Ellen did not make idle threats.
我知道埃伦没有作无根据的威胁。

verb

[no obj.](of a person) spend time doing nothing; be idle
（人）虚度光阴；闲混
four men were idling outside the shop.
四个男人在商店外闲混。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move aimlessly or lazily
闲逛
Robert idled along the pavement.
罗伯特沿着人行道闲逛。
■(of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear
（发动机）空转，慢转
the car is noisily idling in the street.
汽车发动机在街头的空转噪声刺耳。
■[with obj.]cause (an engine) to idle
使（发动机）空转，使（发动机）慢转
■[with obj.](N. Amer.)take out of use or employment
(北美)使闲置；使失业
he will close the newspaper, idling 2,200 workers.
他将结束报纸，会有2,200个工人失业。

派生
idleness
noun
语源

Old English īdel 'empty, useless', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijdel 'vain, frivolous, useless' and German eitel 'bare, worthless'

继承用法
idle something away

spend one's time doing nothing or very little
荒废，浪费，虚掷光阴

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