idler 音标拼音: ['ɑɪdəlɚ] ['ɑɪdlɚ]
n . 懒惰者,游手好闲的人,惰轮
懒惰者,游手好闲的人,惰轮
idler n 1 :
person who does no work ; "
a lazy bum " [
synonym : {
idler },
{
loafer }, {
do -
nothing }, {
layabout }, {
bum }]
Idle \
I "
dle \,
a . [
Compar . {
Idler };
superl . {
Idlest }.] [
OE .
idel ,
AS . [
imac ]
del vain ,
empty ,
useless ;
akin to OS . [
imac ]
dal ,
D .
ijdel ,
OHG . [
imac ]
tal vain ,
empty ,
mere ,
G .
eitel ,
Dan . &
Sw .
idel mere ,
pure ,
and prob .
to Gr . ?
clear ,
pure , ?
to burn .
Cf . {
Ether }.]
1 .
Of no account ;
useless ;
vain ;
trifling ;
unprofitable ;
thoughtless ;
silly ;
barren . "
Deserts idle ." --
Shak .
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Every idle word that men shall speak ,
they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment . --
Matt .
xii .
36 .
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Down their idle weapons dropped . --
Milton .
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This idle story became important . --
Macaulay .
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2 .
Not called into active service ;
not turned to appropriate use ;
unemployed ;
as ,
idle hours .
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The idle spear and shield were high uphing .
--
Milton .
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3 .
Not employed ;
unoccupied with business ;
inactive ;
doing nothing ;
as ,
idle workmen .
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Why stand ye here all the day idle ? --
Matt .
xx .
6 .
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4 .
Given rest and ease ;
averse to labor or employment ;
lazy ;
slothful ;
as ,
an idle fellow .
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5 .
Light -
headed ;
foolish . [
Obs .] --
Ford .
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{
Idle pulley } (
Mach .),
a pulley that rests upon a belt to tighten it ;
a pulley that only guides a belt and is not used to transmit power .
{
Idle wheel } (
Mach .),
a gear wheel placed between two others ,
to transfer motion from one to the other without changing the direction of revolution .
{
In idle },
in vain . [
Obs .] "
God saith ,
thou shalt not take the name of thy Lord God in idle ." --
Chaucer .
Syn :
Unoccupied ;
unemployed ;
vacant ;
inactive ;
indolent ;
sluggish ;
slothful ;
useless ;
ineffectual ;
futile ;
frivolous ;
vain ;
trifling ;
unprofitable ;
unimportant .
Usage : {
Idle }, {
Indolent }, {
Lazy }.
A propensity to inaction is expressed by each of these words ;
they differ in the cause and degree of this characteristic .
Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease ,
a settled dislike of movement or effort ;
idle is opposed to {
busy },
and denotes a dislike of continuous exertion .
Lazy is a stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent .
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Idler \
I "
dler \,
n .
1 .
One who idles ;
one who spends his time in inaction ;
a lazy person ;
a sluggard .
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2 . (
Naut .)
One who has constant day duties on board ship ,
and keeps no regular watch . --
Totten .
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3 . (
Mach .)
An idle wheel or pulley .
See under {
Idle }.
Idless 93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
idler ":
Arab ,
beach bum ,
beachcomber ,
beggar ,
bo ,
bum ,
bummer ,
bungler ,
clock watcher ,
dallier ,
dawdle ,
dawdler ,
diddler ,
dillydallier ,
disregarder ,
do -
nothing ,
dodger ,
dogie ,
dolittle ,
doodler ,
drone ,
faineant ,
gamin ,
gamine ,
gentleman of leisure ,
goldbrick ,
goldbricker ,
goof -
off ,
guttersnipe ,
hobo ,
homeless waif ,
ignorer ,
laggard ,
landloper ,
lazybones ,
lazzarone ,
lingerer ,
loafer ,
loiterer ,
loller ,
losel ,
lotus -
eater ,
lounge lizard ,
lounger ,
lubber ,
malingerer ,
mope ,
moper ,
mudlark ,
neglecter ,
negligent ,
piker ,
potterer ,
procrastinator ,
putterer ,
ragamuffin ,
ragman ,
ragpicker ,
rounder ,
shirker ,
ski bum ,
slacker ,
slouch ,
sloucher ,
sloven ,
slug ,
slugabed ,
sluggard ,
slut ,
stick -
in -
the -
mud ,
stiff ,
stray ,
street Arab ,
street urchin ,
sundowner ,
surf bum ,
swagman ,
swagsman ,
tatterdemalion ,
tennis bum ,
time killer ,
time waster ,
tramp ,
trifler ,
turnpiker ,
urchin ,
vag ,
vagabond ,
vagrant ,
waif ,
waifs and strays ,
waiter on Providence ,
wastrel
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