| 单词 | idle |
| 释义 | idle adj. & v. --adj (idler, idlest) 1. lazy, indolent. 2. not in use; not working; unemployed. 3. (of time etc.) unoccupied. 4. having no special basis or purpose (idle rumour; idle curiosity). 5. useless. 6. (of an action, thought, or word) ineffective, worthless, vain. --v 1. a intr. (of an engine) run slowly without doing any work. b tr. cause (an engine) to idle. 2. intr. be idle. 3. tr. (foll. by away) pass (time etc.) in idleness. Phrases and idioms idle wheel an intermediate wheel between two geared wheels, esp. to allow them to rotate in the same direction. Derivatives idleness n. idly adv. Etymology: OE idel empty, useless |
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