An idle phrase
空话
🧩 词语组成解析
an
[æn]
art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a）;一任一某一;一个;
idle
['aɪdl]
adj. 无意义的;空闲的;懒惰的;无根据的;
vi. 虚度;空转;挂空挡;未熄火;
vt. 虚度;使空转;
n. （尤指暂时地）关闭工厂，使（工人）闲着;
phrase
[frez]
n. <语>短语;成语;说法;乐句;
vt. 叙述，措词;
vt.& vi. 划分乐句，分乐节（尤指为奏乐或歌唱）;
🗣️ 情景例句
I got a bum deal.
我被骗了。
Who lives by hope will die by hunger.
靠希望而生，必因饥饿而死。
This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
因为如果有列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。