casual
偶然的;临时的;随便的;非正式的
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
- [A]漠不关心的,冷淡的 done without much care
- 随便的,非正式的 made without much thought; offhand
- [A]偶然的,碰巧的 happening by chance
- [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
- marked by blithe unconcern
词汇搭配
- casual expenses临时费用
- casual house救济院
- casual labor临时工
- casual visitor不速之客
- 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
同近义词辨析
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。
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
- He was wearing casual clothes.
他穿着便服。 - The plan grew out of a casual conversation.
这个计划出自于一次非正式的谈话。 - 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。 - She is casual about winning the prize.
她对获奖漫不经心。 - 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。 - 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。 - He took casual job to support the family.
他做些临时性的工作来养家。 - They earn their livings by casual labour.
他们靠做短工为生。