casual
英 [ˈkæʒuəl] 美 [ˈkæʒuəl]

adj.

偶然的；临时的；随便的；非正式的

n.

临时工人；[军]待命士兵；没有固定工作的劳动者；不定期领取救济金的人

变形

复数：casuals

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]漠不关心的,冷淡的 done without much care
2. 随便的,非正式的 made without much thought; offhand
3. [A]偶然的,碰巧的 happening by chance
4. [A]临时的,不定期的 not permanent; irregular

英英释义

casual[ 'kæʒjuəl ]

• adj.
  • marked by blithe unconcern

    "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"

    同义词：insouciantnonchalant

  • without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

    "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"

  • suited for everyday use

    "casual clothes"

    同义词：everyday

  • occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

    "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"

    同义词：accidentalchance(a)

  • hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

    "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"

    同义词：cursorypassing(a)perfunctory

  • occuring from time to time

    "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"

    同义词：occasional

  • characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

    "a broken back is nothing to be casual about"; "it is no fooling matter"

    同义词：fooling

  • natural and unstudied

    "using their Christian names in a casual way"

    同义词：free-and-easy

  • not showing effort or strain

    "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"

    同义词：effortless

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• casual expenses临时费用
• casual house救济院
• casual labor临时工
• casual visitor不速之客

～+介词

• casual about对…冷漠的

词组短语

casual wear便装，休闲服

casual clothing休闲装；便服

casual pants休闲裤

business casual商务休闲装；商务便装

casual dress便装；休闲服装

casual sex草率性行为；偶暂式性交；随意性交（指随意选择不同对象进行性交活动）

casual water临时积水区

casual leave事假

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

casual, radom

这组词都有“随便的，任意的”的意思，其区别是：

casual指非正式的，轻松随便的，强调随和性。

radom指无明确的方向或目的、方法与系统，暗示没有指挥或控制。

casual, informal, irregular

这组词都有“非正式的、非正规的”的意思，其区别是：

casual指不太注意场合，仪表等，随意性强。

informal指语言、穿着等随便，也指不举行任何形式或仪式的活动。

irregular指不按常规、固定模式或计划做事；或指不隶属于任何机构或组织。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He was wearing casual clothes.
   他穿着便服。
2. The plan grew out of a casual conversation.
   这个计划出自于一次非正式的谈话。
3. He sidled past, trying to seem casual.
   他悄悄地溜了过去,竭力装作漫不经心的样子。
4. She is casual about winning the prize.
   她对获奖漫不经心。
5. A casual newspaper reader wouldn't like articles on politics everyday.
   不经心的报纸读者不会喜欢每天都有政论文章。
6. He described himself as a casual acquaintance of the Kennedys'.
   他称自己是肯尼迪夫妇的泛泛之交。
7. He took casual job to support the family.
   他做些临时性的工作来养家。
8. They earn their livings by casual labour.
   他们靠做短工为生。

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