idling

• 名词，指没有工作或无所事事的状态，也指机器、发动机等处于空转、怠速运转的状态。

A noun referring to the state of being without employment or not engaged in any activity.

不可数

1. State of being unemployedB2formal

   The condition of being without a job or not engaged in productive work.

   失业状态

   • The economic downturn led to widespread idling among factory workers.
   • He spent months in idling before finding a new position.
   • Idling can have negative effects on a person's mental health.

   同义词idlenessinactivityunemployment

   反义词employmentjoboccupationwork

• 动词，指无所事事、虚度时光；也指发动机空转或处于怠速状态。

A verb meaning to spend time doing nothing or to run an engine without being in gear.

1. Run without doing workB2formaltechnical

   To run an engine or machine while it is not connected to a load or doing useful work.

   空转

   • The car engine was idling while we waited.
   • He left the truck idling in the driveway.
   • The factory machines were idling during the power outage.

   同义词tick over

   反义词racerev

2. Be inactive or do nothingB1formal

   To spend time doing nothing or to remain inactive.

   闲荡

   • He idled away the afternoon watching television.
   • The workers were idling because the project was delayed.
   • She idled in the park, enjoying the sunshine.

   同义词dallydawdlelanguishlazeloafloiterlollloungeslackvegetate

   反义词actfunctionlabortoilwork