Wordiyoidle
🇬🇧 UK/'aidl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB2
Definitions
v.
To spend time doing nothing; (of an engine) to run slowly while not in gear.
无所事事，虚度时光；（发动机）空转
adj.
Not working or being used; not occupied; lazy or avoiding work.
闲置的；空闲的；懒散的
n.
The state of an engine running slowly while not in gear.
（发动机）空转状态
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishidleother
=idle
Common Collocations
- 1.idle time闲散时间
- 2.idle chatter闲散闲聊
- 3.idle threat空洞威胁
Example Sentences
- 1.
After retirement, he spent his days in idle pursuits like gardening and reading.
- 2.
The engine was left idling for too long, which wasted fuel unnecessarily.