英语词汇“idled”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Adjective There has been a lot of idle speculation about what might happen, but no one really knows. the idle days of summer Verb She left the engine idling for a few seconds before she turned it off. The cars idled in traffic. A group of boys idled in the doorway. The factory closed, idling several hundred workers. Thousands of workers have been idled by the bad economy. The factory has been idled by the strike. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Athens is 0-2 in Class 6A, Region 7 and will be idle next week before a stretch of region games against Cullman, Hartselle and Columbia.

R. Sirvell Carter, al, 15 Sep. 2022 To his credit, Field hasn’t exactly been idle since 2006.

Manori Ravindran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 Aspen Pharmacare’s vaccine production line in South Africa has been idle for months.

Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2022 Commercial fishing vessels sat idle, obeying official regulations to restore depleted fisheries.

Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Supply chain leaders need to measure the costs of both incremental capacity and idle capacity to understand their elastic capacity range.

Dorothy Li, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The industry has idle capacity of 225,000 metric tons a year that can still be used, the ministry added.

Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 July 2021 For vaccines, there wasn’t idle capacity to manufacture at scale.

Scott Gottlieb, WSJ, 23 May 2021 San Francisco was also idle after losing two of three over the weekend in Colorado.

Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2022

Verb

Ship owners, worried about the possibility of missile strikes, are choosing to idle vessels and burn extra fuel until the drills pass.

Cindy Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Do not idle your vehicle, as exhaust contributes to ozone formation.

Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 11 July 2022 Ford plans to idle a plant near Kansas City, Mo. that makes its highly profitable F-150 pickup truck.

Garth Friesen, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 In her Senate remarks, Raimondo also pointed to recent reports that two Russian tank manufacturers have had to idle production due to a lack of components.

Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 Tour buses idle outside the compound's black metal fence where visitors from around the country disembark to see Magnolia in person.

Brianna Griff, Chron, 8 Aug. 2022 But Welter and some workers at the plant worry if the protest continues, GM may have to idle some production at Flint.

Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2022 The real truth is, Jeff’s quest for creating a better society detaches him from an everyday, idle one.

Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2022 The company has told drivers not to idle when possible, but turning trucks on and off also uses more fuel.

Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 14 June 2022 See More

单词	idled
释义	idle 1 of 2 adjective ˈī-dᵊl idler ˈī-dᵊl-ər ˈīd-lər ; idlest ˈī-dᵊl-əst ˈīd-ləst 1 : not occupied or employed: such as a : having no employment : inactive idle workers b : not turned to normal or appropriate use idle farmland c : not scheduled to compete the team will be idle tomorrow 2 : lacking worth or basis : vain idle chatter idle pleasure 3 a : shiftless, lazy b : having no evident lawful means of support idleness ˈī-dᵊl-nəs noun idle 2 of 2 verb idled; idling ˈī-dᵊl-iŋ ˈīd-liŋ intransitive verb 1 : to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful work the engine is idling 2 a : to spend time in idleness b : to move idly transitive verb 1 : to pass in idleness 2 : to cause to idle 3 : to make idle workers idled by a strike Synonyms Adjective dead dormant fallow free inactive inert inoperative latent off unused vacant Verb bum chill dally dawdle dillydally drone footle goof (off) hack (around) hang (around or out) hang about [British] kick around kick back laze lazy loaf loll lounge veg out See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective There has been a lot of idle speculation about what might happen, but no one really knows. the idle days of summer Verb She left the engine idling for a few seconds before she turned it off. The cars idled in traffic. A group of boys idled in the doorway. The factory closed, idling several hundred workers. Thousands of workers have been idled by the bad economy. The factory has been idled by the strike. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Athens is 0-2 in Class 6A, Region 7 and will be idle next week before a stretch of region games against Cullman, Hartselle and Columbia. R. Sirvell Carter, al, 15 Sep. 2022 To his credit, Field hasn’t exactly been idle since 2006. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 Aspen Pharmacare’s vaccine production line in South Africa has been idle for months. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2022 Commercial fishing vessels sat idle, obeying official regulations to restore depleted fisheries. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Supply chain leaders need to measure the costs of both incremental capacity and idle capacity to understand their elastic capacity range. Dorothy Li, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The industry has idle capacity of 225,000 metric tons a year that can still be used, the ministry added. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 July 2021 For vaccines, there wasn’t idle capacity to manufacture at scale. Scott Gottlieb, WSJ, 23 May 2021 San Francisco was also idle after losing two of three over the weekend in Colorado. Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2022 Verb Ship owners, worried about the possibility of missile strikes, are choosing to idle vessels and burn extra fuel until the drills pass. Cindy Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Do not idle your vehicle, as exhaust contributes to ozone formation. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 11 July 2022 Ford plans to idle a plant near Kansas City, Mo. that makes its highly profitable F-150 pickup truck. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 In her Senate remarks, Raimondo also pointed to recent reports that two Russian tank manufacturers have had to idle production due to a lack of components. Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 Tour buses idle outside the compound's black metal fence where visitors from around the country disembark to see Magnolia in person. Brianna Griff, Chron, 8 Aug. 2022 But Welter and some workers at the plant worry if the protest continues, GM may have to idle some production at Flint. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2022 The real truth is, Jeff’s quest for creating a better society detaches him from an everyday, idle one. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2022 The company has told drivers not to idle when possible, but turning trucks on and off also uses more fuel. Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 14 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English idel, from Old English īdel; akin to Old High German ītal worthless First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Verb 1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2a Phrases Containing idle idle rich idle threat idle rich idle threat Kids Definition idle 1 of 2 adjective ˈī-dᵊl idler ˈīd-lər ; idlest ˈīd-ləst 1 : not working or in use idle workers idle farmland 2 : lazy sense 1 3 : not based on anything real or serious an idle threat idle 2 of 2 verb idled; idling ˈīd-liŋ 1 : to spend time doing nothing I idled away the afternoon. 2 : to run without being connected for doing useful work The engine is idling. idled verb past tense of idle as in lounged to spend time doing nothing she likes to idle during the summer and recharge herself for the fall semester we idled away the evening relaxing around the campfire Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lounged lazied dawdled loafed strolled lazed chilled rested droned lingered played lolled relaxed poked bummed dallied loitered mucked kicked back killed time hung about dillydallied piddled messed footled hibernated lagged dozed twiddled one's thumbs ambled vegged out trifled sauntered monkeyed hanged (around or out) kicked around moseyed estivated fooled hacked (around) goofed (off) hung (around or out) tarried swanned furloughed aestivated malingered truanted pottered (around) puttered (around) goldbricked fiddled (around) Antonyms & Near Antonyms worked labored plowed toiled plugged sweated wrought hustled pegged ground plodded slaved humped applied grubbed drudged sweat travailed moiled buckled (down) exerted put out See More
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