idly

adv.

1. 无理由地；无目的地；漫不经心地；闲散地
   without any particular reason, purpose or effort; doing nothing
   1. She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink.
      她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
   2. He wondered idly what would happen.
      他漫不经心地幻想着会发生什么事。
   3. We can't stand idly by (= do nothing) and let people starve.
      我们不能袖手旁观，让一些人挨饿。

1. ADJ 无事可做的;闲散的
   If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work.
   1. Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.
      由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。
2. ADJ (机器、工厂等)闲置的
   If machines or factories are idle, they are not working or being used.
   1. Now the machine is lying idle.
      如今机器闲置着。
   2. ...factories that had been idle for years.
      已经闲置多年的工厂
3. ADJ 懒散的;懒惰的;无所事事的
   If you say that someone is idle, you disapprove of them because they are not doing anything and you think they should be.
   1. ...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers...
      无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们
   2. I never met such an idle bunch of workers in all my life!
      我一辈子都没碰到过像他们这样吃白饭的工人！
4. ADJ 琐碎无聊的;毫无意义的
   Idle is used to describe something that you do for no particular reason, often because you have nothing better to do.
   1. Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.
      布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。
   2. ...idle curiosity.
      无聊的好奇心
5. ADJ 徒劳的;徒然的;无用的
   If you say that it is idle to do something, you mean that it is not worth doing it, because it will not achieve anything.
   1. It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.
      假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。
6. ADJ 虚张声势的;唬人的
   You refer to an idle threat or boast when you do not think the person making it will or can do what they say.
   1. It was more of an idle threat than anything...
      那其实是唬人的话。
   2. His statement isn't merely an idle boast.
      他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。
7. VERB 无所事事;闲混;闲逛
   If you idle, you spend time in a lazy way, doing nothing in particular.
   1. When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette...
      他们到他家后，斯科比闲逛了一会儿，抽完了他的香烟。
   2. We spent many hours idling in one of the cafes that line three sides of the tiny piazza...
      露天小市场的三面都有小餐馆，我们在其中一家餐馆闲呆了很长时间。
   3. He idled around afterwards, window shopping until about 5pm.
      然后他就闲逛，浏览橱窗直到下午 5 点钟左右。
8. VERB 使（工厂等）停工
   To idle a factory or other place of work means to close it down because there is no work to do or because the workers are on strike.
   1. ...idled assembly plants.
      停业的装配厂

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 shut down


9. VERB 使闲散;使无事可做
   To idle workers means to stop them working.
   1. The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.
      罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 lay off


10. VERB (发动机、车辆)空转
    If an engine or vehicle is idling, the engine is running slowly and quietly because it is not in gear, and the vehicle is not moving.
    1. Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled...
       在树林的那一边,一架小飞机停在那里,发动机在空转。
    2. Her Daimler limo waits with its engine idling.
       她的戴姆勒豪华轿车原地待命,发动机在空转。

1. I was flicking idly through a newspaper while awaiting the arrival of orange juice and coffee
   我一边无所事事地翻着报纸，一边等着我点的橙汁和咖啡。
2. She idly pulled at a loose thread on her skirt.
   她无聊地扯着裙子上一根松掉的线头。
3. She stared at the floor, idly playing with the strap of her handbag.
   她眼睛盯着地板，漫不经心地摆弄着手提包的带子。
4. The use of ozone-depleting chemicals grew dramatically and the government sat idly by.
   消耗臭氧的化学物质的使用急剧增多，政府却坐视不理。
5. He picked up a pencil and toyed with it idly.
   他捡起一支铅笔，无所事事地摆弄着。
6. The government of this country gave warning that she could not sit idly by in the event of war.
   该国政府发出警告如果战争爆发，她将不会置之不理。
7. We must not let our youth slip idly by.
   我们不能让青春虚度。
8. How can we sit idly by and watch him go astray?
   咱们哪能眼看着他走邪道不管呢？
9. He sat on the bed, idly plucking the strings of his guitar.
   他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
10. I can't have them sitting around idly until I2, waiting for I1 to end.
    我不能让他们闲坐着直到I2的开始，等待I1的结束。
11. When in an hour they crowded into a cab to go home, I strolled idly to my club.
    一个钟头以后，这一家挤上一辆马车回家去了，我也一个人懒散地往俱乐部踱去。
12. I kept my eyes away from the door, doodling idly on the cover of my notebook.
    我克制着不往门口的方向看，漫不经心地在笔记本的封面上乱涂一气。
13. We talked idly about our childhood.
    我们无所事事地谈论著我们的童年。
14. To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.
    闲聊闲散或傻乎乎地谈话；
15. I will not stand idly by when they need my help.
    当他们需要我帮助时，我不会袖手旁观。
16. But instead of pointing fingers and standing idly by-as would have been the politically expedient thing to do-I worked to secure concrete protections for the taxpayer.
    但是而不是指向手指和身分无所事事地-和要做的政治上适当的事-我工作获取具体保护为纳税人。
17. He wondered idly where his brother-in-law was going at the moment.
    他漫不经心地在猜测他的姐夫现在要去哪里。
18. His head ached and he wondered idly.
    他头也痛了，一时胡思乱想起来。
19. Each matter has the value which it exists, each minute can't be the time which idly spends!
    人生中每一件事都有它存在的价值，每一分钟都不会是虚度的时间！
20. She glanced idly down the list of contents.
    她漫不经心地浏览了一下内容目录。
21. By way of killing time, he opened the photo album and ran idly through it.
    为了消磨时间，他打开了照相簿懒洋洋地一页页翻过去。
22. If we stand idly by, the world will have no pandas.
    如果我们袖手旁观，世界上将没有大熊猫了。
23. Talking idly or incoherently.
    说话无用的或无条理的。
24. How many days have been idly spent;
    无端虚掷了多少时光；
25. If there is not one to serve, then do not kneel idly.
    没有人可侍奉的话，就别瞎跪着，醒悟点，行动起来。
26. She goes to it idly.
    她信步走了过去。
27. They chatted idly for a few moments, then each buckled down to work.
    他们闲聊了一会儿，然后各自集中精神工作。
28. Or you can sit idly and bleed out on the floor.
    或者你就傻坐着也行，让血不停地在地板上流淌。
29. I have sent you servants, but you sat idly by as they were pushed away.
    我派使者帮助你，但你却懒散地坐着把他们赶跑。
30. Of all men the most ignorant is he that disputes idly and seeks to advance himself over his brother.
    所有人当中，最笨的就是整天懒惰的争论和寻找机会超越自己弟兄的人。

adv

1. in an idle manner
   1. this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people

   Synonym:    lazily