adj. 1.偶然的;碰巧的。 2.临时的,不定期的;即席的。 3.〔俚语〕荒唐的,漫不经心的。 4.随便的,非正式的。 短语和例子 a casual visitor 不速之客。 a casual labourer [worker] 临时工。 a casual revenue 临时收入。 the casual poor (需要临时救济的)无业游民。 a casual remark 临时想起的话,信口而出的话。 a casual air 满不在乎的态度。 casual clothes 便服。 casual decisions 草率的决定。 a very casual sort of a man 非常不尊重别人的人。 n. 1.零工,散工(=casual labourer)。 2.〔英国〕〔pl.〕(无业)游民;不定期接受救济金的人;衣着随便而花哨的年轻人。 3.【军事】暂编人员〔临时编在某一单位等候调配的军官士兵〕。 4.偶然来访者。 n. -ness
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house''s structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" 同义词:cursory, passing, perfunctory,
marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner" 同义词:insouciant, nonchalant,
not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace" 同义词:effortless,
appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes" 同义词:everyday, daily,
natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style" 同义词:free-and-easy,
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" 同义词:fooling,
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" 同义词:chance,
without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"
occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" 同义词:occasional,
In the European tradition, casual is the dress code that emphasizes comfort and personal expression over presentation and uniformity. It includes a very wide variety of costume, so it is perhaps better defined by what it is not than what it is.
例句与用法
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It was as casual a thing to her . 这对于她不过是一件平淡无奇的事。
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He is strongly opposed to giving casual holidays . 他坚决反对无故临时放假。
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I dropped into casual employments . 我接受了一些临时的雇用。
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There are many such casual associations of species . 有许多这样偶然的种类组合。
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"oh, that's all right." her voice was casual . “啊,没关系。”她的音调很轻松。
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He loved to present such pieces of information with a casual air . 他喜欢信口开河。
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They were in fact casual . 事实上,他们确实不修边幅。
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Churchill's casual tone infuriated walden . 邱吉尔漫不经心的语调气得沃尔登心中冒火。
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He replied with a casual air . 他漫不经心地回答。
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We are the casual acquaintances of a long railway journey . 我们是在火车长途旅行中相识的朋友。