idle adj. 1.懶惰的,吊兒郎當(dāng)?shù)摹?2.空閑的;【機(jī)械工程】空轉(zhuǎn)的。 3.沒用的,無益的,無效的;【物理學(xué)】無功的;無根據(jù)的。 idle worms 懶蟲。 I- folks lack no excuses. 〔諺語〕懶人不愁無借口。 have one's hands idle 空著手,沒事。 the idle rich 有閑階級。 idle compliment 應(yīng)酬話,虛禮。 idle hours 閑時(shí)。 it is idle to say that ... 說,是沒有用的。 an idle dream 癡心妄想。 an idle rumour 毫無根據(jù)的謠言。 be at an idle end 閑著無事,賦閑。 eat idlebread = eat the bread of idleness 吃閑飯。 lie idle 被擱置;一事不做。 run idle (機(jī)器)空轉(zhuǎn)。 stand idle 袖手旁觀。 vt. 空費(fèi),虛度(歲月)。 idle away one's time [life] 虛度時(shí)光[一生]。 vi. 懶,不做事;閑混,閑逛 (about) (機(jī)器)空轉(zhuǎn) (over)。
Mr . lorry had been idle a lo and had just poured out his last glassful of wine complete an appearance of satisfaction as is ever to be found in an elderly gentleman of a fresh complexion who has got to the end of a bottle , when a rattling of wheels came up the narrow street , and rumbled into the inn - yard 羅瑞先生已經(jīng)悠閑了許久,剛帶著心滿意足的神情斟上最后一杯。這位因喝完了足足一瓶酒而容光煥發(fā)的老年紳士露出了完全滿足的神態(tài)。此時(shí)那狹窄的街道上卻響起了轔轔的車輪聲,然后隆隆的車聲便響進(jìn)了院子。