i·dle['aidl] i·dle
adj. 无目的的,无聊的; 懒惰的,闲散的; 无根据的
vt. 虚度; 使空闲
vi. 不作事,闲逛; (机器)空转
例句与用法:
1.The cowboy lives an idle life.
牛仔过着悠闲的生活。
2.His words were just idle threats: he can't hurt us.
他的话只不过是无聊的吓唬人罢了,他是伤害不了我们的。
3.We can't afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle.
让所有这些机器闲置着,我们可负担不起损失。
4.Don't idle away your time.
不要虚度光阴。