idle adj. 1.懶惰的,吊兒郎當的。 2.空閑的;【機械工程】空轉的。 3.沒用的,無益的,無效的;【物理學】無功的;無根據的。 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 應酬話,虛禮。 idle hours 閑時。 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 (機器)空轉。 stand idle 袖手旁觀。 vt. 空費,虛度(歲月)。 idle away one's time [life] 虛度時光[一生]。 vi. 懶,不做事;閑混,閑逛 (about) (機器)空轉 (over)。
I sent him away because i was tired of his idle chatter 我把他趕走,因為他那無聊的扯淡使我厭煩。
False information is likely if you listen to idle chatter or gossip 如果聽信謠言和緋聞就會獲得錯誤信息。
However , people who exhaust themselves through idle chatter do not deserve our respect 但是,假如有人以串門聊天為樂,這種人就算因此耗神短命,也不值得敬重了!
Therefore , our fire should be directed mainly against them and only secondarily against the idle chatter about quick victory 所以我們的火力,應該主要地向著亡國論和妥協論方面,而以次要的火力,反對空談主義的速勝論。
He was always complaining about people borrowing his tools , and sitting in his rocking chair to pass the time away in idle chatter , and tearing branches off his forsythia bush to use as whips for their horses 他總是抱怨人們借走他的工具,坐在他的搖椅里聊大天兒混時間,還從他的連翹樹叢里折樹枝做馬鞭。