idle
美[ˈaɪdl] vi.虚度；空转；挂空挡；未熄火
vt.虚度；使空转
n.（尤指暂时地）关闭工厂，使（工人）闲着
网络闲着；空闲的；闲置；怠惰
1 . Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.
布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。
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2 . It was more of an idle threat than anything.
那其实是唬人的话。
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3 . It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.
假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。
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4 . His statement isn't merely an idle boast.
他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。
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5 . Now the machine is lying idle .
如今机器闲置着。
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1.not in action or at work;
an idle laborer
2.without a basis in reason or fact;
baseless gossip
3.not in active use;
the machinery sat idle during the strike
4.silly or trivial;
idle pleasure
5.lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
idle talk
6.not yielding a return;
dead capital
7.not having a job;
idle carpenters
1.run disconnected or idle;
the engine is idling
2.be idle; exist in a changeless situation;
The old man sat and stagnated on his porch