小编导读:《每周词汇精选》改名《美剧词汇精讲》啦!小编每周精选美剧台词一句,精讲其中某个词汇你不知道的用法——想掌握高频词汇地道用法的小伙伴一定不要错过啦!

台词:Gossip, it's just a harmless form of recreation. It's careless talk that deals in polite fiction. It's nasty speculation that's based on not-so-polite fact. How do we protect ourselves from the venomous sting of such idle gossip? The best way is to just tell the truth, and wait for people to start talking about someone else.
闲聊——只是一种无伤大雅的消遣。有时候,它只是一种随意的交流,带上一点夸张的描述。有时候,它却是最恶毒的猜测,尤其是当不那么光彩的事情出现的时候。怎样才能从这种无聊的,恶毒的谣言中脱身呢?最好的办法就是说出真相,等人们去说别人的谣言时。

Idle在这段台词里,作为一个形容词,引申为“无聊的”,那么idle除了形容词性还有其他词性吗?一起来瞧一瞧地道的用法啦!

A person or a thing that is idle is not moving or is not busy.
 “idle”形容一个人空闲或是某样东西闲置着。

例句示范音频(BY友友):

When the manager of the store noticed that several of his employees were idle, he gave them work to do.
当门店经理注意到很多店员无所事事的时候,他立马给他们分配了任务。

The plant had too many idle employees during the recession, so they were laid off.
在经济萧条的时候这个工厂有很多空闲的工人,所以他们被迫下岗了。

Farmers let their fields go idle in order to restore nutrients to the soil.
农民为了保存泥土里的养分,让他们的农田空置着。

That empty store has been idle for years.
那个空仓库已经闲置了很多年了。

Idle inventory at a store is marked down until it finally sells.
(marked down指的是价格降低)商店的闲置库存最后会以低价出售。

Boredom is the result of an idle mind.
无聊是思想懒散的结果。

Idle hands are the devil's workshop.
(这是一个习语)游手好闲惹是生非。

The fields lay idle through the winter.
整个冬季这些地都闲置着。

When the word "idle" is used as a verb, it's often in reference to a car that has its engine running,but it's not moving.
"idle"作为动词时,通常指汽车引擎运作但不移动的状态。

例句示范音频(BY友友):

In the winter, Dan lets his car idle for about five minutes before he drives it.
冬天,丹通常会在开动汽车之前5分钟空挡

Cars that idle for too long are ticketed by the police because they pollute the air.
汽车未熄火太长时间会被警察开罚单因为他们污染了空气。

A thief stole a car that was idling outside of a gas station. It was easy to steal because the keys were in the ignition.
一个小偷在加油站偷了一辆未熄火的汽车。他很容易上手因为汽车的钥匙就在发火装置上。

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