idle
翻译
空闲的, 闲置的, 懒惰的, (引擎)空转的
例句
The factory has been idle for months.
这家工厂已经闲置好几个月了。
He spent an idle afternoon reading.
他看书度过了一个悠闲的下午。
The car was idling at the traffic light.
汽车在红绿灯处空转。
语法模式
((be)) idle (形容词) 空闲的 The factory has been idle for months.
((...)) idle (动词) 空转 The car was idling at the traffic light.
近义词
同义词: inactive, lazy, unoccupied; 反义词: busy, active, working
词源
源自古英语 'īdel'，意为“空的、徒劳的、无用的”。
记忆技巧
“idle”既可以是形容词（an idle person），也可以是动词（to idle an engine）。记住无所事事的画面。