idleness

英 [ˈaɪdlnəs]

美 [ˈaɪdlnəs]

n.  懒惰；闲散；安逸; 失业(状态)；赋闲; 无益,白费

CET6化学

BNC.15250 / COCA.23589

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 无事可做的;闲散的
  If people who were working areidle, they have no jobs or work.
  1. Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.
     由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。
• ADJ (机器、工厂等)闲置的
  If machines or factories areidle, they are not working or being used.
  1. Now the machine is lying idle.
     如今机器闲置着。
  2. ...factories that had been idle for years.
     已经闲置多年的工厂
• ADJ 懒散的;懒惰的;无所事事的
  If you say that someone isidle, you disapprove of them because they are not doing anything and you think they should be.
  1. ...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers...
     无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们
  2. I never met such an idle bunch of workers in all my life!
     我一辈子都没碰到过像他们这样吃白饭的工人！
• ADJ 琐碎无聊的;毫无意义的
  Idleis used to describe something that you do for no particular reason, often because you have nothing better to do.
  1. Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.
     布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。
  2. ...idle curiosity.
     无聊的好奇心
• ADJ 徒劳的;徒然的;无用的
  If you say thatit is idle todo something, you mean that it is not worth doing it, because it will not achieve anything.
  1. It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.
     假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。
• ADJ 虚张声势的;唬人的
  You refer to anidlethreat or boast when you do not think the person making it will or can do what they say.
  1. It was more of an idle threat than anything...
     那其实是唬人的话。
  2. His statement isn't merely an idle boast.
     他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。
• VERB 无所事事;闲混;闲逛
  If youidle, you spend time in a lazy way, doing nothing in particular.
  1. When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette...
     他们到他家后，斯科比闲逛了一会儿，抽完了他的香烟。
  2. We spent many hours idling in one of the cafes that line three sides of the tiny piazza...
     露天小市场的三面都有小餐馆，我们在其中一家餐馆闲呆了很长时间。
  3. He idled around afterwards, window shopping until about 5pm.
     然后他就闲逛，浏览橱窗直到下午 5 点钟左右。
• VERB 使（工厂等）停工
  Toidlea factory or other place of work means to close it down because there is no work to do or because the workers are on strike.
  1. ...idled assembly plants.
     停业的装配厂

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 shut down


• VERB 使闲散;使无事可做
  Toidleworkers means to stop them working.
  1. The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.
     罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 lay off


• VERB (发动机、车辆)空转
  If an engine or vehicleis idling, the engine is running slowly and quietly because it is not in gear, and the vehicle is not moving.
  1. Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled...
     在树林的那一边,一架小飞机停在那里,发动机在空转。
  2. Her Daimler limo waits with its engine idling.
     她的戴姆勒豪华轿车原地待命,发动机在空转。

英英释义

noun

• having no employment
  Synonym:idlingloafing
• the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
  Synonym:faineance
• the quality of lacking substance or value
  1. the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized
  Synonym:groundlessness

双语例句

• Idleness spawns discontent, whereas overwork leads to mental and physical exhaustion.
  懒惰滋生不满，而过度工作导致精神和身体的疲劳。
• Idleness is the root of all vice.
  懒惰是罪恶之根源。
• But for his idleness, he would be a good pupil.
  如果不懒惰，他本来可以成为一个优秀学生。
• He dislikes dancing, idleness and insubordination; he observes scenery with the tactical coldness of a sniper.
  他不喜欢跳舞、无所事事与桀骜不驯；他以一个狙击手的职业性冷漠淡然观看着周围的一切。
• Thoreau loved to recall such sunny hours and summer days when idleness was the most attractive and productive business.
  梭罗喜欢回忆这样的艳阳天和夏日，慵懒是最迷人也是最具生产力的事情！
• There are but few men who have character enough to lead a life of idleness.
  只有极少数的人具有那种能够怠惰无为地度过其一生的性格。
• Work is surely better than idleness.
  工作肯定比无所事事好。
• Henceforth I know that to court idleness is to steal food, clothing and warmth from those I love.
  我终于醒悟到，懒惰是偷食物，衣服和从我所爱之人。
• The necessity of making a living disentranced him from his idleness.
  必需谋生使他从怠惰中觉醒。
• We'll do it better tomorrow, I told myself, excusing our idleness.
  我对自己说，明天我们会做得好些的，以此来为我们的懒惰开脱。