英语单词短语词组“be at a loose end”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

be at a loose end

idiominformal(USalsobe at loose ends)

to have nothing to do:

无所事事，闲着没事

If youfindyourself at alooseend, you could alwayscleanthebathroom.如果闲着没事，你总还可以去打扫一下浴室嘛。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to spend time doing nothing or very little

lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
be at a loose endUKHe was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.

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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Useless and futile

a mug's gameidiom
adrift
aimless
aimlessly
aimlessness
airy-fairy
frivolousness
fruitless
fruitlessly
fruitlessness
futile
motiveless
negate
negation
no goodidiom
unfruitful
unrealistic
unrealistically
untilyou areblue in the faceidiom
unviability

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单词	be at a loose end
释义	be at a loose end idiominformal(USalsobe at loose ends) to have nothing to do: 无所事事，闲着没事 If youfindyourself at alooseend, you could alwayscleanthebathroom.如果闲着没事，你总还可以去打扫一下浴室嘛。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples to spend time doing nothing or very little lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach. have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum. have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni. be at a loose endUKHe was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday. wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets. hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Useless and futile a mug's gameidiom adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy frivolousness fruitless fruitlessly fruitlessness futile motiveless negate negation no goodidiom unfruitful unrealistic unrealistically untilyou areblue in the faceidiom unviability See more results » (Definition ofbe at a loose endfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/be-at-a-loose-end##
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