idle
翻譯
空閒的, 閒置的, 懶惰的, (引擎)空轉的
例句
The factory has been idle for months.
這家工廠已經閒置好幾個月了。
He spent an idle afternoon reading.
他看書度過了一個悠閒的下午。
The car was idling at the traffic light.
汽車在紅綠燈處空轉。
文法模式
((be)) idle (形容詞) 空閒的 The factory has been idle for months.
((...)) idle (動詞) 空轉 The car was idling at the traffic light.
近義詞
同義詞: inactive, lazy, unoccupied; 反義詞: busy, active, working
詞源
源自古英語 'īdel',意為「空的、徒勞的、無用的」。
記憶技巧
「idle」既可以是形容詞(an idle person),也可以是動詞(to idle an engine)。記住無所事事的畫面。