idled
v.
虚度( idle的过去式和过去分词 );
空转;
挂空挡;
未熄火;
例句:
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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。
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Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled.
在树林的那一边，一架小飞机停在那里，发动机在空转。
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He idled the time away in dreamy thought.
他在虚幻的空想中虚度了光阴。
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Drummond stood on the pickup's running board while the engine idled.
来自NEWYORKER
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Huge carp idled under Wandsworth Bridge.
来自THETIMES
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It's her sixth in all, and fourth in English, and suggests the years haven't been idled away.
来自BBC