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idling

/ahyd-l/US // ˈaɪd l //UK // (ˈaɪdəl) //

闲置,闲置的,怠工,空转

Related Words

unproductive无益的,徒劳无功,徒劳无功的,无成效的useless无用的,无用,没有用的,毫无用处empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的rambling漫无边际,胡言乱语,漫无边际的,漫无目的hollow中空,空心的,空心,空洞的abortive失败的,失败,失败者,未完成的bootless无靴,无靴的,无靴者,无鞋可穿frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮fruitless不结果,不结果的,没有结果的,没有结果futile徒劳的,徒劳无益,徒劳无功,徒劳groundless无根据的,无根据,无依据的,无根的insignificant不重要的,无足轻重,无关紧要,微不足道的irrelevant不相关,不相干,不相关的,不相干的nugatory无用的,无效的,虚无缥缈的,虚无缥缈otiose燕窝,燕麦,燕尾服,燕子pointless无意义的,无意义,毫无意义,毫无意义的superficial表面上的,表面的,表面上,表面trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩unavailing无助于,无助的,无可奈何,无助unnecessary不需要,不必要,不需要的,不必要的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    i·dler, i·dlest.

    • : not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
    • : not spent or filled with activity: idle hours.
    • : not in use or operation; not kept busy: idle machinery.
    • : habitually doing nothing or avoiding work; lazy.
    • : of no real worth, importance, or significance: idle talk.
    • : having no basis or reason; baseless; groundless: idle fears.
    • : frivolous; vain: idle pleasures.
    • : meaningless; senseless: idle threats.
    • : futile; unavailing: idle rage.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    i·dled, i·dling.

    • : to pass time doing nothing.
    • : to move, loiter, or saunter aimlessly: to idle along the avenue.
    • : to operate at a low speed, disengaged from the load.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    i·dled, i·dling.

    • : to pass doing nothing: to idle away the afternoon.
    • : to cause to be idle: The strike idled many workers.
    • : to cause to idle: I waited in the car while idling the engine.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or quality of being idle.
    • : the state of a machine, engine, or mechanism that is idling: a cold engine that stalls at idle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.lounging
Synonyms
drifting漂移,漂泊,漂流,漂移的loafing闲逛,懒惰,游手好闲,偷懒lolling悠闲自得,悠闲自在,悠闲的,悠闲resting休息的时候,休息,休息时,休息时间

Examples

  • Speaking of special touches, I was sad to see the piano idle midweek but cheered to hear it’s played on Fridays and Saturdays.

  • These strategies leave the battery "idle" for portions of the day—for comparison, imagine purchasing a taxi but only running it in the mornings.

  • Computers, TVs and other electronics generate a lot of heat when sitting idle or even when turned off.

  • The app aims to give users controls to designate when they’re heads-down, need to talk or just open for some idle chitchat.

  • By definition this meant lower returns—because banks had to leave some capital idle rather than deploy it.

  • The former politicians offer a variety of reasons for idling their campaign riches instead of giving them away.

  • I walked behind the idling swing and gave it a gentle puff of a push.

  • But a lot of that time is spent idling—waiting for a call, or in between jobs.

  • On Sept. 5, Saad Al-Hilli, 50, his wife, Iqbal, 47, and her mother, Suhaila Al-Allaf, 74, were found dead in their idling BMW.

  • The car, with United Kingdom license plates, was idling and locked from the inside.

  • A big gray sedan stood in the middle of the road, the motor idling.

  • With a half-smile he rose, and going to the door he bade his page who was idling in the anteroom go summon the captain.

  • When he ought to have been in school, he was fishing, and idling away his time along the margins of the brooks and rivers.

  • The next day I pleaded indisposition and spent most of the hours idling and drowsing in my chamber.

  • The next morning the wicked sister, as she sat idling by the stove, took a fancy for some strawberries.

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