idling
present participle ofidle
| 单词 | idling |
| 释义 | idling present participle ofidle idle verb[I] uk/ˈaɪ.dəl/us/ˈaɪ.dəl/(UKalsotick over)If anengineormachineidles, itrunsslowlybut does notmoveor do anywork: Helefttheengineidling andraninto theshop. Engineering - mechanical
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The engine & engine parts Phrasal verbidlesomethingaway Examplesofidlingidling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They base their hypothesis on clinical evidence that basal ganglia dysfunction allows slowidlingcortical rhythms to predominate. From theCambridge English Corpus You could have made that turn and been on your way-on our way-instead ofidlingaround here. From theCambridge English Corpus Such an inhibitory mechanism would help the brain go into a corticalidlingmode during periods of mental inactivity. From theCambridge English Corpus Require that if a loop exists, the last step contains a transition to disallow looping byidling. From theCambridge English Corpus These rules force allidlingto happen at the beginning, followed by non-idlingtime-steps (if any). From theCambridge English Corpus Morse, quite differently, gets his best ideas throughidling. From theCambridge English Corpus Of courseidlingsteps may always intervene. From theCambridge English Corpus I can hardly agree that if there isidlingit can be for lack of sustenance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to say that they are allidlingand slacking; that would be wicked, and it would be untrue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They did not allow me time foridlingon the way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some systems will already automatically shut the engine down after a prolonged period ofidling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Regarding the problem of labour there have been allegations that workpeople areidling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not always suitable foridlingon the beach, but it is good for touring and ideal for many forms of sport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This could not have been done by the cheapidlingprocess experimented with by us at the end of the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is much better that men should be paid for doing necessary and useful work than foridlingand rusting at the street corners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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