英汉词典

1. 无事可做的;闲散的
    If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work.

    e.g. 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. (机器、工厂等)闲置的
    If machines or factories are idle, they are not working or being used.

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    e.g. Now the machine is lying idle.
           如今机器闲置着。
    e.g. ...factories that had been idle for years.
           已经闲置多年的工厂

3. 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.

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    e.g. ...idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers...
           无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们
    e.g. 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！