idle与lazy这两个形容词均有“闲散、懒惰”之意。
idle : 通常指不忙，无事可干，一般不含应责备之意。
- If you have an idle moment, call me.
如果你有空闲时间，给我打电话。 - 他空闲时就刻木雕。
In idle moments, he carved wooden figures.
lazy : 指好逸恶劳，贪闲偷懒，或不愿学习或工作等，常含应受责备之意。
- 经理们抱怨工人们懒惰而且不可靠。
Managers had complained that the workers were lazy and unreliable. - 起床了，懒蛋！
Get out of bed, you lazy thing! - 他很懒，不愿走路上班。
He's too lazy to walk to work.
