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idler
懶惰者,遊手好閒的人,惰輪
I·dle a. [Compar. Idler superl. Idlest.]
1. Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren. “Deserts idle.”
Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. --Matt. xii. 36.
Down their idle weapons dropped. --Milton.
This idle story became important. --Macaulay.
2. Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.
The idle spear and shield were high uphing. --Milton.
3. Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.
Why stand ye here all the day idle? --Matt. xx. 6.
4. Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.
5. Light-headed; foolish. [Obs.]
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.”
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.
I·dler n.
1. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a sluggard.
2. Naut. One who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no regular watch.
3. Mach. An idle wheel or pulley. See under Idle.
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idler
n : person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: loafer, do-nothing,
layabout, bum]