Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled.

在树丛的那一边，一架小飞机的发动机空转着。

The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers.

罢工使近4 000名工人闲着没事干。

They idled the days away, talking and watching television.

他们天天在闲聊和看电视中消磨时光。

The car idled in the driveway.

这辆车在行车道上停着。

Joseph idled the car at the curb.

约瑟夫大大咧咧地把车停靠在路边。

The windmill idled in the breeze.

风车在微风中慢慢地转动。

The windmill idled in the breeze.

风车在微风中慢慢转动。

He idled away his entire vacation.

他把整个假期都浪费掉了。

They idled before the coffee shop .

他们在咖啡馆前闲逛。

They idled before cafes.

他们在餐馆前闲逛。

We idled away a few hours by talking.

我们闲聊浪费了几个小时。

He idled around the house all morning.

他一上午都在房子附近闲逛。

They idled away two hours going nothing.

他们浪费了两小时什么也没干。

We idled away the evening playing CARDS.

我们玩了一晚上的牌打发时间。

Most of their time is slept or idled away.

他们的大部分时间是睡觉或虚度了。

He idled all day long, indulging in fantasy.

他整天无所事事，沉湎于幻想之中。

He regretted having idled away so much time.

他后悔浪费了那么多时间。

And our idled workforce is losing its skills.

因为我们闲置的劳动力正在遗失着他们技能。

When he let go of the throttle, it idled like glass.

当他松开油门后，它空转得简直就像玻璃板一样平滑。

What can the farmer use his idled land for, if anything?

如果可能的话，农民可将其闲置的土地用来干么？

At his store he had idled, there being no need to write.

在酒店里他无所事事地打发时间，因为那天他不需要写信了。

Instead of working hard, as we had hoped, he idled much time.

我们期待他好好工作，但他却浪费了许多时间。

I like playing games, but I actually not once idled in the study.

我虽然喜欢玩游戏，但是我在学习上却不曾懈怠。

There was no work in the office this afternoon so everyone idled about.

今天下午办公室里无事，所以大家都闲着。

When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette.

他们到他家后，斯科比闲逛了一会儿，抽完了他的香烟。

Lao Zheng was not pleased with Xiao Zheng, who always idled about the town.

小郑总是在镇里闲逛，老郑对他有些不满。

The number of newly-idled workers, 601,000, was below most analysts' expectations.

新增失业人数为60万1千人，低于绝大多数分析人士的预期。

Others idled under the tent, reluctant to head back outside into the infernal heat.

而其他人却在帐篷下懒洋洋地走动，不愿意回到外面炼狱般火热的地方。

Ski lifts idled above aspens, their leaves just beginning to show a tinge of yellow.

滑雪索道悬吊在白杨树上空，白杨树的叶子刚刚开始染上一丝黄色。