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美: ['aɪdl]
英: ['aɪd(ə)l]
adj. 闲置的；懒惰的；停顿的
vi. 无所事事；虚度；空转
vt. 虚度；使空转
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 14:20:09
词源分析：Idle 源于古英语 "idla," 意味着“空的”或“无效的”。这个词与古德语的 "idel" 和古诺尔斯语的 "íðall" 相关，都有“空”的意思。
历史背景：Idle 在英语中的首次使用可以追溯到12世纪，常用于描述不活跃或无所事事的状态。在文学作品中，如乔叟的《坎特伯雷故事集》中，有相关的用法。
课本：Idle 常出现在中学英语教材中，尤其是适合初中和高中的学生。美国和英国的牛津词典和其他英语学*教材中也会出现该词。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
I realized I was being idle while my friends were working hard.
我意识到我在无所事事，而我的朋友们都在努力工作。
The idle chatter at the coffee shop was distracting.
咖啡店里的闲聊让我分心。
He left the engine idle for too long, causing it to overheat.
他让发动机闲置太久，导致它过热。
The company's resources were idle, leading to financial losses.
公司的资源闲置，导致了财务损失。
She prefers to be idle rather than engage in pointless arguments.
她宁愿无所事事，也不愿参与无意义的争论。
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音标记忆法：Idle 的发音为 /ˈaɪ.dl/，可以通过将其分解为音节来记忆，例如 "I"（我）和 "dle"（像“dull”一样无聊）来联想。
词根记忆法：可以将 "idle" 记作 "id"（空的） + "le"（形容词后缀），表示“空的状态”。
谐音联想记忆：可以联想“爱斗”（idle）表示无所事事，或者“爱等”也可以暗示懒散。
通过这些分析和示例，学*者可以更好地理解和使用“idle”这个单词。
[[v-link ADJ]] If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work. 无事可做的
例：4,000 workers have been idle for 12 of the first 27 weeks of this year.4千名工人在今年最初的27个星期中有12个星期无事可干。
[[v-link ADJ]] If machines or factories are idle, they are not working or being used. (机器或工厂) 闲置的
例：Now the machine is lying idle.现在这台机器正处于闲置状态。
[[表不满]] If you say that someone is idle, you disapprove of them because they are not doing anything and you think they should be. 无所事事的
例：...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers.…整天看报纸，无所事事的官僚们。
[[ADV with v]] idly 无所事事地
例：We were not idly sitting around.我们并非坐着没事干。
[[ADJ n]] Idle is used to describe something that you do for no particular reason, often because you have nothing better to do. 无聊的
例：Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.布赖恩又无聊地闲扯了5分钟。
[ADV] idly 无聊地
例：We talked idly about magazines and baseball.我们闲聊着杂志和棒球。
[[ADJ n]] You refer to an idle threat or boast when you do not think the person making it will or can do what they say. 虚张声势的
例：It was more of an idle threat than anything.那不过是虚张声势的威胁。
[V-I] If an engine or vehicle is idling, the engine is running slowly and quietly because it is not in gear, and the vehicle is not moving. (发动机等) 低速空转
例：Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled.在树丛的那一边，一架小飞机的发动机空转着。