idly

英 [ˈaɪdli]

美 [ˈaɪdli]

adv.  无理由地; 无目的地; 漫不经心地; 闲散地

BNC.12613 / COCA.13463

牛津词典

adv.

• 无理由地；无目的地；漫不经心地；闲散地
  without any particular reason, purpose or effort; doing nothing
  1. She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink.
     她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
  2. He wondered idly what would happen.
     他漫不经心地幻想着会发生什么事。
  3. We can't stand idly by (= do nothing) and let people starve.
     我们不能袖手旁观，让一些人挨饿。

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

adv

• in an idle manner
  1. this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people
  Synonym:lazily

双语例句

• I kept my eyes away from the door, doodling idly on the cover of my notebook.
  我克制着不往门口的方向看，漫不经心地在笔记本的封面上乱涂一气。
• He picked up a pencil and toyed with it idly.
  他捡起一支铅笔，无所事事地摆弄着。
• We talked idly about our childhood.
  我们无所事事地谈论著我们的童年。
• The use of ozone-depleting chemicals grew dramatically and the government sat idly by.
  消耗臭氧的化学物质的使用急剧增多，政府却坐视不理。
• Of all men the most ignorant is he that disputes idly and seeks to advance himself over his brother.
  所有人当中，最笨的就是整天懒惰的争论和寻找机会超越自己弟兄的人。
• How many days have been idly spent;
  无端虚掷了多少时光；
• She glanced idly down the list of contents.
  她漫不经心地浏览了一下内容目录。
• I have sent you servants, but you sat idly by as they were pushed away.
  我派使者帮助你，但你却懒散地坐着把他们赶跑。
• To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.
  闲聊闲散或傻乎乎地谈话；
• If we stand idly by, the world will have no pandas.
  如果我们袖手旁观，世界上将没有大熊猫了。