without any particular reason, purpose or effort; doing nothing 毫无目的地;漫不经心地;闲散地 She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。 He wondered idly what would happen. 他漫不经心地幻想着会发生什么事。 We can't stand idly by (= do nothing) and let people starve. 我们不能袖手旁观,任由人们挨饿。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIdly is used with these verbs:- flick
- listen
- pick
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