释义 |
Noun: idler Idlu(r)- Person who does no work
- loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum [N. Amer] Adjective: idle (idler,idlest) Idl- Not in action or at work
"an idle labourer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" - Without a basis in reason or fact
"idle fears" - baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild - Not in active use
"the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" - unused - Silly or trivial
"idle pleasure"; "light idle chatter" - light - Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk" - loose - Not yielding a return
"idle funds" - dead - Not having a job
"idle carpenters" - jobless, out of work
Derived forms: idlers See also: bone-idle, bone-lazy, fainéant, frivolous, idle, idleness, idly, inactive, indolent, ineffective, ineffectual, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lazy, leisured, otiose, slothful, uneffective, unemployed, unengaged, unprofitable, unsupported, work-shy Type of: nonworker Antonym: busy Encyclopedia: Idle Idle, West Yorkshire Idler |