idle /ˈaidl/ I. adj. 1. 闲着，不做事：There were very few machines idle. 几乎没有机器是闲搁着的。2. 懒的, 发懒的(=lazy): Spring makes everyone feel idle. 春天使大家都感到懒洋洋的。 ‖II. vi. & vt. 闲待着，使无事可做：He idled around the house all morning. 整个上午他都在房子周围转游。The car idled in the driveway. 车在车道上还没有开动。idle about 闲待着：I asked him to stop idling about and do something useful. 我要他不要闲待着, 而应干些有用的事情。idle away 混掉，把时间浪费掉：［考句］Residents were cutting their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise idling away a pleasant, sunny day.居民们割草坪、洗车，否则就玩掉一个舒适的充满阳光的日子。They idled away two hours doing nothing. 他们啥事不干，白白浪费了两个小时。
idleness n. 闲散，无聊［考句］ When people become unemployed, it is idleness which is often worse than lack of wages. 失业时，无聊要比没有工资更难受。
