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单词 casual
释义
casual
adjective
uk
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl/us
/ˈkæʒ.uː.əl/

casualadjective(INFORMAL)

B1
Casualclothesare notformalor notsuitableforspecialoccasions:
（衣服）休闲的；便装的
casualclothes休闲服
More examples
  • His casualbehaviourwaswhollyinappropriatefor such aformaloccasion.
  • Hisclotheswereartfullyarrangedtolookstylishlycasual.
  • Everyoneelsewas injeansand casualgearand I had myofficeclotheson - Istuckout like asorethumb.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Style & appearance of clothes
  • aesthetic
  • alterable
  • anti-fur
  • Aran
  • backless
  • form-fitting
  • French tuck
  • frilly
  • fringed
  • full-fashioned
  • ready-to-wear
  • reversible
  • ribbed
  • ruche
  • ruched
  • waisted
  • washable
  • wasp-waisted
  • water-repellent
  • wearable
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casualadjective(NOT INTERESTED)

not taking or notseemingto take muchinterest:
不在意的；不放在心上的；漫不经心的
The psychologist'sattitudeseemedfartoo casual,evenbrutal.那个心理学家的态度似乎太过冷淡了，甚至有些冷酷。
Securityaround theconferencehotelseemedalmostcasual.举行会议的酒店周围的安全措施似乎不太严格。
Althoughclosetotears, shetriedto make hervoicesoundcasual.尽管都快掉眼泪了，可她还是尽力使自己的声音听上去满不在乎。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking interest and enthusiasm
  • anaemic
  • apathetic
  • apathy
  • aridity
  • blah
  • blankly
  • half-hearted
  • half-heartedly
  • hell
  • incurious
  • nonchalant
  • nonchalantly
  • nonconcern
  • passionless
  • politely
  • vacant
  • vacantly
  • world-weariness
  • world-weary
  • yourheart isn't in itidiom
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casualadjective(TEMPORARY)

C2[before noun]
notregularorfixed:
不固定的；不定期的；临时的
casuallabour/labourers/workers零工／临时工
casualsex随便的性关系
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Types of employment
  • admin
  • administrative
  • administrative assistant
  • administratively
  • at the coalfaceidiom
  • joblessness
  • jobseeker
  • labour-intensive
  • lackey
  • lapidary
  • qualified
  • recertify
  • redundancy
  • redundant
  • retcon
  • well qualified
  • WFH
  • white-collar
  • who's whoidiom
  • wilderness yearsidiom
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Temporary

casualadjective(CHANCE)

B2[before noun]
notseriousorconsidered, or done bychance:
不经意的，随意的；碰巧的
It was just a casualcomment- I didn'tmeanit to be taken soseriously.
To a casualobserver, everything mightappearnormal.对于一个漫不经心的人来说，也许看上去一切正常。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chance and randomness
  • accident
  • aleatory
  • arbitrarily
  • arbitrariness
  • arbitrary
  • fluke
  • fluky
  • fortuitous
  • fortuitously
  • fortuitousness
  • luck
  • luck intosomething
  • more by accident than designidiom
  • more by luck than judgmentidiom
  • non-purposive
  • randomized
  • randomly
  • randomness
  • serendipitous
  • stumble intosomething
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Related word

casually
(Definition ofcasualfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
casual
adjective
uk
/ˈkæʒ.u.əl/us
/ˈkæʒ.u.əl/

casualadjective(INFORMAL)

B1
Casualclothesare notformalor notsuitableforspecialoccasions.
（衣服）休闲的；便装的
casualclothes休闲服
More examples
  • His casualbehaviourwaswhollyinappropriatefor such aformaloccasion.
  • Hisclotheswereartfullyarrangedtolookstylishlycasual.
  • Everyoneelsewas injeansand casualgearand I had myofficeclotheson - Istuckout like asorethumb.

casualadjective(NOT INTERESTED)

not taking or notseemingto take muchinterest
不在意的；不放在心上的；漫不经心的
The psychologist'sattitudeseemedfartoo casual,evenbrutal.那个心理学家的态度似乎太过冷淡了，甚至有些冷酷。
Security around theconferencehotelseemedalmostcasual.举行会议的酒店周围的安全措施似乎不太严格。
Althoughclosetotears, shetriedto make hervoicesoundcasual.尽管都快掉眼泪了，可她还是尽力使自己的声音听上去满不在乎。

casualadjective(TEMPORARY)

C2[before noun]
notregularorfixed
不固定的；不定期的；临时的
casuallabour/labourers/workers零工／临时工
casualsex随便的性关系

casualadjective(CHANCE)

B2[before noun]
notseriousorconsidered, or done bychance
不经意的，随意的；碰巧的
It was just a casualcomment, I didn'tmeanit to be taken soseriously.我只是随便说说而已，不是当真的。
To a casualobserver, everything mightappearnormal.对于一个漫不经心的人来说，也许看上去一切正常。

casual| American Dictionary

casual
adjective
us
/ˈkæʒ·u·əl/

casualadjective(NOT SERIOUS)

notseriousorcarefulinattitude; onlypartlyinterested:
a casualglanceat amagazine
Even to the casualobserver, theforgerywasobvious.

casualadjective(INFORMAL)

notformal;relaxedinstyleormanner:
We have asmallofficeand I am very casual andwearslacksandsportsshirtsand things like that.

casualadjective(TEMPORARY)

notregularorfrequent;temporaryor done sometimes:
casuallaborers
Casual alsomeansslight:
He was only a casualacquaintance– I didn’tknowhim well.

casualadjective(NOT PLANNED)

notintendedorplanned:
a casualremark
casualconversation

casually

adverbus
/ˈkæʒ·ə·wə·li/
We were told todresscasually for thewalkingtour.
(Definition ofcasualfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

casual| Business English

casual
adjective
uk
/ˈkæʒjuəl/us
/ˈkæʒuəl/
HR
used todescribeworkthat is notpermanent, orworkersthat are notemployedpermanentlybut only when acompanyneedsthem:
casual employee/worker/labourerMost casualworkersarepaidby thedayorhour.
casual work/jobs/labourAfterleavingschoolshe had arangeof casualjobs.
She does notintendnecessarilyto give upworkbut mayworkon a casualbasis.
WORKPLACE
casualclothesareinformal:
casual clothes/dress/attireResearchshowsthat 90% of UScompaniesnowallowcasualdressregularly.
Thestyleofdressin theofficecouldbestbedescribedasbusinesscasualratherthanformal.
casual
noun
UK
uk
/ˈkæʒjuəl/us
/ˈkæʒuəl/
[C]HR
aworkerwho is notemployedpermanentlybut only when acompanyneedsthem:
On thewhole,semi-skilledandunskilledpositionsarefilledby casuals.
casuals[plural]
WORKPLACE
informalclothing:
LastJanuary, thefirmdispensedwith anyrequirementtowearbusinesssuitsand abouthalfthestaffnowoptfor casuals.
(Definition ofcasualfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcasual

casual
She successfully overcomes her fear of hurtingcasualacquaintances' feelings and ultimately, though tactfully, tells them the truth.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most of the women werecasualworkers working, typically, with low capital investment in tools and technology.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The book is exhaustively researched, more than amply documented, and engagingly written for both serious research scholars andcasualreaders.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Applicants forcasualrelief first attended on the overseer or churchwarden of the individual parish, men who were appointed annually.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the use of the term in this context appears to have beencasualsince artists were never an official estate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It also turned their attention towards discussions that were more systematic than exchanges ofcasualremarks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Casualobservations and basic research have shown that population densities can be much higher than in rural habitats due to abundant availability of food.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It would be nice if type errors could be filtered and translated so that they are more informative tocasualusers of the library.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The contrast between crown vigilance in protecting its income and itscasualattitude toward complaints about dissent could not have been more marked.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even acasualglance at much of the imported pabulum, both organic and conventional, lurking on the supermarket shelf lends strength to that particular argument.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The answer that it was "out of a sudden,casualcuriosity" will not do.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Reformers denigrated thecasualand inhumane mode of legislating in the eighteenth century and estimated that over 200 capital offences had been created.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A properly regulated union workhouse would perhaps deter the great numbers ofcasualapplicants and control those who entered its doors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But within these limits, it also stabilised his power by restrictingcasualworkers to his patronage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As figure 2 shows the labour input of core workers remained relatively steady throughout the year, while that ofcasualworkers had - unsurprisingly - summer peaks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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