adj.無目的；無聊的; 懶惰的；閑散的; 無根據的

vt.虛度; 使空閑

vi.不作事；閑逛; (機器)空轉

Being at an idle end,we often go to and look around the shops. 閑來無事，我們常去逛逛商店。

Idle folks have the least leisure. 懶惰的人最沒空閑。

I never believe idle reports. 我從來不信捕風捉影的傳聞。

The strike idled many workers. 罷工使許多工人沒事干。

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. (Jerome, British humorist) 除非有大量的工作,否則就不可能盡情享受空閑時光。(英國幽默家杰羅姆)

I hate you to idle about. 我不喜歡你游手好閑。

We should not idle away our valuable time in the claver. 我們不應該把寶貴的時間消磨在閑談之中。

He is always idling about street corners. 他總是在街道角落那閑逛。

"You're perfectly right when you say that one shouldn't let one's machinery lie idle and go rusty! “你這話對極了，機器擱著就生銹！

idle的基本意思是指人不是把時間花在工作上,而是懶散、無目的地“虛度光陰”“閑逛”。本詞可用于強烈地責備,也可用于指正當的、愉快的行為。引申可表示機器等“空轉”。

idle既可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語; 用作不及物動詞時,常與about, around , away等連用。