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单词 casually
释义
casually
adverb
uk
/ˈkæʒ.u.ə.li/us
/ˈkæʒ.uː.ə.li/

casuallyadverb(INFORMALLY)

B2
in a way that is notformalor notsuitablefor aspecialorofficialoccasion:
（着装）休闲地，穿着便装地
She wasdressedcasually inshortsand aT-shirt.她穿着短裤和T恤，打扮得很随意。
More examples
  • Shewearsa casuallychicsweater.
  • Thestaffwere all casuallyclothed.
  • Hedressedcasually for theinterviewincivilianclothes.
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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casuallyadverb(WITHOUT INTEREST)

in a way that does not show anyparticularinterestorcare:
不在意地；不放在心上地；漫不经心地
He casuallytossedthegifton thetable.他随手把礼物扔在桌子上。
Ichattedto him casually, as if I didn'tcare.我和他随意地聊了几句，假装我并不在意。
More examples
  • He casually took agrapefrom myplateandateit.
  • You can't just casuallythrowaroundtermslike "racist" or "bigot".
  • They casuallydrinkwhile theydrive.
  • Iresenthow casually theauthoritieshavetreatedourconcerns.
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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casuallyadverb(BY CHANCE)

in a way that is notseriousorconsidered, or thathappensbychance:
Shefoundout when he casuallymentionedthat he had an after-schooldetention.
We justmetcasually intown.
More examples
  • We were just casuallytalkingand she blurted it out.
  • Ordinarily I might haveletsuch acommentpass,especiallyone so casually made.
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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casuallyadverb(WORK)

in a way that is notregularorfixed:
不固定地；不定期地；临时地
I onlyworkcasually, so I havetimeto do other things.我的工作是不固定的，所以我有时间做其他事情。
Margaret was casuallyemployedby adecorator.玛格丽特临时受雇于一家装饰公司。
More examples
  • Morepeopleareworkingpart-time, getting maderedundantand beingemployedcasually.
  • The better-offescapedto thesuburbs,leavingbehind the verylowpaid,especiallythe casuallyemployed.
  • Most of the womenearnedpoorlyand casually fromdayworkinagriculture.
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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casual
(Definition ofcasuallyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
casually
adverb
uk
/ˈkæʒ.u.ə.li/us
/ˈkæʒ.uː.ə.li/

casuallyadverb(INFORMALLY)

B2
in a way that is notformalor notsuitablefor aspecialorofficialoccasion
（着装）休闲地，穿着便装地
She wasdressedcasually inshortsand aT-shirt.她穿着短裤和T恤，打扮得很随意。
More examples
  • Shewearsa casuallychicsweater.
  • Thestaffwere all casuallyclothed.
  • Hedressedcasually for theinterviewincivilianclothes.

casuallyadverb(WITHOUT INTEREST)

in a way that does not show anyparticularinterestorcare
不在意地；不放在心上地；漫不经心地
He casuallytossedthegifton thetable.他随手把礼物扔在桌子上。
Ichattedto him casually, as if I didn'tcare.我和他随意地聊了几句，假装我并不在意。
More examples
  • He casually took agrapefrom myplateandateit.
  • You can't just casuallythrowaroundtermslike "racist" or "bigot".
  • They casuallydrinkwhile theydrive.
  • Iresenthow casually theauthoritieshavetreatedourconcerns.

casuallyadverb(WORK)

in a way that is notregularorfixed
不固定地；不定期地；临时地
I onlyworkcasually, so I havetimeto do other things.我的工作是不固定的，所以我有时间做其他事情。
Margaret was casuallyemployedby adecorator.玛格丽特临时受雇于一家装饰公司。
More examples
  • Morepeopleareworkingpart-time, getting maderedundantand beingemployedcasually.
  • The better-offescapedto thesuburbs,leavingbehind the verylowpaid,especiallythe casuallyemployed.
  • Most of the womenearnedpoorlyand casually fromdayworkinagriculture.

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casual

casually| Business English

casually
adverb
uk
/ˈkæʒjuəli/us
in aninformalway:
She saidyoungerjobcandidatesoftendresscasually forinterviewswhen it'sabsolutelynotappropriate.
HR
in a way that is notpermanentor is only done when acompanyneedsmoreworkers:
Morepeopleareworkingpart-time, getting maderedundant, and beingemployedcasually.
(Definition ofcasuallyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcasually

casually
Peoplecasuallywalked in and out of his office, made requests in a conversational tone, and were answered conversationally.
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Evidence providedcasuallysuggests that many households included husbands, wives, and children.
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So perhaps we should face facts and start taking a few notes, to becasuallydropped at our next garden party.
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Vocalising softly,casually, confidentially, he ' has our ear'; he is privileged as our main informant.
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Moreover, those who resortedcasuallyto litigation were exposed to severe penalties.
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As a book to pick up and readcasually, it contains lots of interesting facts.
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If you're not dressed up, if you're wearing very casual clothes, then you're going to treat everything verycasuallyin a way.
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I (haang; kha) have notcasuallyre-written the story.
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These are just some of the ways that stand out to me, as a sympathetic,casuallyinformed observer.
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It is impossible, when looking at thesecasually-dressed holidaymakers, to determine their social background or their income.
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The tractscasuallytestify to violence and degradation.
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Even anyone who is more thancasuallyinterested in data structures should read this book.
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Termites were alsocasuallycollected at each site.
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The stalls are rarely partitioned and are identified by acasuallydisplayed license with the vendor's number on it.
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At the north end of the basin, pedestrian roads werecasuallydiverted to where an existing bund met the new paved platform.
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