English → Chinese
idle
/BrE ˈʌɪd(ə)l 
, AmE ˈaɪdl /
A adjective
1 (unoccupied) 空闲的 ‹moments, time›; 闲散的 ‹person›
2 (unemployed) 无工作的;
to make employees/staff idle 使雇员／工作人员失业;
the idle rich 有闲富人阶层;
to lead an idle life 混日子
4 (not functioning) 闲置的 ‹factory, machine, capital›;
to lie or stand idle 处于闲置状态
5 (without evidence) 无根据的 ‹gossip›; (without reason) 无端的 ‹threat, fears›
6 (vain, pointless) 无意义的 ‹words, thought›;
it would be idle to attempt to do that 企图那么做是徒劳的
B intransitive verb
1 (do nothing) 游手好闲
2 (tick over) «engine, machine» 空转
Phrasal verbs
● idle about
intransitive verb
游手好闲
● idle away
transitive verb
[idle away sth, idle sth away] 消磨 ‹time›