adj. 无意义的;空闲的;懒惰的;无根据的
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
Now the machine is lying idle.
现在这台机器正处于闲置状态。
In idle moments, he carved wooden figures.
他空闲时就刻木雕。
Over ten per cent of the workforce is now idle.
现在有超过百分之十的劳动力闲置。
The earth-moving trucks and cement mixers lay idle.
运土卡车和水泥搅拌车都闲置着。
These machines have lain idle since the factory closed.
工厂关闭以来,这些机器就一直闲置着。