| 单词 | idle |
| 释义 | idle idle // adjective, verb
■ adjective
1 (about machines, factories, etc.) not being used: Many of the factories lie idle during the holiday season. an increase in idle capacity (= machines, factories, etc. that are not being used) ◆ Recent research shows there is a lot of idle money in the banking system.
❖ to lie/remain/sit/stand idle
2 (about people) not working; without work: Over ten per cent of the workforce is now idle. ⇨ UNEMPLOYED
■ verb [+ obj] (AmE) to close a factory, etc. or stop providing work for the workers, especially temporarily: The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers. |
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