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 casual ['kæʒʊəl]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 偶然的, 不经意的, 便装的

n. 临时工, 待命士兵

[医] 意外的, 偶然的, 急救入院者

[经] 偶然的, 碰巧的, 临时的


  1. She is casual about winning the prize.
    她对获奖漫不经心。
  2. John is a casual; he can't find a proper job anywhere.
    约翰是个临时工，他到处找不到正式工作。
  3. 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。


casual
[ adj ]
  1. marked by blithe unconcern

    2. <adj.all>
    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
  2. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

    3. <adj.all>
    a casual remark
    information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
  3. appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

    4. <adj.all>
    casual clothes
    everyday clothes
  4. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

    5. <adj.all>
    seek help from casual passers-by
    a casual meeting
    a chance occurrence
  5. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

    6. <adj.all>
    a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
    a passing glance
    perfunctory courtesy
  6. occurring from time to time

    7. <adj.all>
    casual employment
    a casual correspondence with a former teacher
    an occasional worker
  7. characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

    8. <adj.all>
    a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
  8. natural and unstudied

    9. <adj.all>
    using their Christian names in a casual way
    lectured in a free-and-easy style
  9. not showing effort or strain

    10. <adj.all>
    a difficult feat performed with casual mastery
    careless grace


Casual \Cas"u*al\, n.
One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he
does not belong; a vagrant.


Casual \Cas"u*al\, a. [OE. casuel, F. casuel, fr. L. casualis,
fr. casus fall, accident, fr. cadere to fall. See {Case}.]
1. Happening or coming to pass without design, and without
being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming
by chance.

Casual breaks, in the general system. --W. Irving.

2. Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as,
casual expenses.

A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture.
--Hawthorne.

Syn: Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional;
contingent; unforeseen. See {Accidental}.

  1. "The myth of Schultz is what I deal with," Doctorow said, "but he does really get involved with him in not a casual way.
  2. And their manners: each one appeared to have mastered the art of being polite without aloofness, charming without unction. The dress code of the evening was smart by most standards, but casual according to Eton rubric.
  3. Loc is casual so far about his own success.
  4. But "far more (women) are working casual and parttime" than expected, and probably average six to eight weeks, notes Anne Watts, the bank's equal-opportunities manager.
  5. Contacto con alguien que usted no conoce bien (un encuentro casual o una persona que practique la prostitucion) o con alguien que usted sabe que tiene varios companeros sexuales.
  6. In coach, a computer screen that flips up on the back of the computer gets crushed when the person in front reclines. Setting up many computers is complex enough to discourage casual use.
  7. "I don't think anyone can deny that drugs are pervasive throughout much of America," said Bennett, although casual drug use is down.
  8. Relatives in the crowd held up signs, including one that said, "Daddy, Daddy, I Need You." Most of the group carried luggage; many wore casual clothes and were ill-prepared for the chilly evening weather.
  9. Edgerton doesn't resist comparisons to Keillor ("we're both tall," he joked), but he does object to the casual labeling of authors as "Southern writers." "Too often the analysis stops there, and all kind of assumptions go with it.
  10. Boutiques and department stores offer the latest in high style and casual wear from the fashion centers of Europe and North America.
  11. Its historic emphasis on commodity output and investment, means, for example, that comparisons with past levels of output in the Korean Republic or Taiwan almost certainly exaggerate Chinese GDP today. Still more risky is casual empiricism.
  12. "Someone At School Has AIDS," released by the National Association of State Boards of Education, said the deadly virus "is not transmitted by casual, everyday contact" so confidentiality should be school policy.
  13. Anti-Americanism was a casual subject in the conversation between Bush and Roh before they started formal talks, and Bush asked why even a small number of Korean students staged violent protests, officials said.
  14. "He just walked in and started shooting," she said. "He was very casual.
  15. Even casual contacts at non-business events can give high-quality insights, especially in a nonpromotional or sales-free setting.
  16. The figure simply emerged from the mists." "The Richmond ordinance reflects the most casual deployment of race in the dispensation of public benefits.
  17. You can mix periods and styles as long as the room maintains its casual quality." For example, he says it's easily possible to put together a room that includes Shaker reproductions, primitive painted pieces and Victorian wicker.
  18. Balmain's offerings by Patrick Aubert included a range of delectable colors and casual styles based on suits and separates in all ranges of chocolate brown, plum, cinnamon and curry or mustard.
  19. Redford has long been known as one of Hollywood's premier do-gooders, using the rugged, casual charm that launched his film career to call attention to environmental issues.
  20. Mrs. Parker, a casual acquaintaince of Kirk, had been shot once in the back of the head, said Bonsall.
  21. Sinjin is not a casual player who missed a few shots between beers.
  22. But today, Calvin Klein's core business of jeans and casual clothes is declining.
  23. "When I go shopping these days, I spend more money on casual clothes that make me look sharp," says the 28-year-old San Diego financial consultant.
  24. Parisians have not actually gone grungey, but life is much more casual than it used to be.
  25. Both the House and Senate tax-writing Democrats agreed essentially to restore the installment-sales method of accounting for the sale of small businesses and for casual sales of real estate and investment property.
  26. He added that he hopes they can have casual telephone exchanges and told reporters he was impressed by Bush's character and intelligence.
  27. By comparison, Gonzalez estimates only 10 percent of casual workers in San Francisco get work by standing on a corner.
  28. Mr. Abramson also said the chain was hurt in 1988 because it was "junior and casual only."
  29. The suits give way to casual dress.
  30. There are exceptions, in areas of relatively casual employment such as construction or catering.
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