IDLE

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。

endeavoring to uphold the idle pretense of a perfect system is ultimately pointless.

竭力维护一个完美系统的虚假表象最终是毫无意义的。

the daimler's engine remains idle while waiting for her.

戴姆勒的发动机在等待时保持空转。

his statement was far from idle boasting.

他的声明绝非无谓的吹嘘。

It was just an idle threat.

那只不过是吓唬吓唬而已。

brian mindlessly continued the idle small talk for five more minutes.

布赖恩又漫不经心地闲聊了5分钟。

unused factories remained idle for years.

废弃的工厂多年闲置。

He proclaimed his fellow-feeling with workers, and denounced plutocrats and the idle rich in terms which caused them alarm.

他声明了自己对工人的同情，并谴责了财阀和游手好闲的富人，其言辞之厉令这些人惶惶不安。

Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.

布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。

after arriving home, scobie took an idle stroll nearby and finished his smoke.

抵达住处后，斯科比在附近悠闲地散步，抽完了烟。

the walkout has left approximately 55,000 machinists idle.

这次停工导致大约55,000名机械师处于闲置状态。

we idled away the afternoon in a delightful café that bordered three edges of the petite square...

我们在那个紧邻小广场三边的惬意咖啡馆里悠闲地度过了整个下午...

the officials remained idle, lazily flipping through the morning papers to while away their time.

官员们无所事事，懒散地翻着晨报消磨时光。

idle as they were, i've never met a more sluggish crew in all my years!

我这些年里从未遇见过比这群懒散的工人更懈怠的团队！

the comment held no genuine threat, just idle boasting.

这话并无真正威胁，只是无谓的吹嘘罢了。

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。

It is idle to pretend that their marriage is a success.

佯称他们的婚姻有多美满是无意义的。

the machinery sits idle at the moment.

这些机器目前闲置着。

She's a great one for idle gossip.

她很喜欢说别人闲话。

restless musings occupied the idle moments.

不安的遐想占据了闲暇的时光。

In contrast to similar services in France and Germany, Intercity rolling stock is very rarely idle.

与法国和德国的类似铁路服务系统不同，“城际列车”很少闲置。

It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.

假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。

The earth-moving trucks and cement mixers lay idle.

运土卡车和混凝土搅拌机闲置着。

It was more of an idle threat than anything

那其实是唬人的话。

It was more of an idle threat than anything.

那其实是唬人的话。

a small plane stood idle behind a grove of trees, its motor purring quietly.

一架小飞机在树丛后方空转停着，马达轻声嗡鸣。

In idle moments, he carved wooden figures.

他空闲时就刻木雕。

idle factories stand silent and unused.

闲置的工厂寂静地矗立着，无人使用。

workers have remained largely idle for almost a month because of supply shortages.

工人们因为供应短缺已经闲了近一个月。

His statement isn't merely an idle boast.

他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。