单词 | casual |
释义 | casual adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤appear, be, sound显得不经意;不放在心上;听起来漫不经心adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其/相当/非常随便▸➤almost几乎漫不经心◆she sounded almost casual.她听起来几乎是漫不经心的。➤apparently, seemingly貌似随便▸➤carefully故作漫不经心之态◆there was something a little too carefully casual in his tone.他的语气里有一点儿故作随意的味道。➤deceptively表面上不经意preposition➤about对⋯漫不经心◆he was very casual about it all.他对所有这些很不在乎。casual /kæʒuəl/ adjective (hr 人力资源) (about work or workers) not done regularly, or not doing sth regularly, but only when needed (指工作或工人)临时的,不定期的◆students looking for casual work come to the coast in summer. 找临时工作的学生夏季来到海滨。◆they are employed on a casual basis (= they do not have a permanent job with the company). 他们受雇为临时工。 syn temporary 2.not formal 非正式的;随便的◆we're supposed to wear casual clothes for the conference. 按说我们应当穿便装开会。 ▸ casually adverb◆half their staff are employed casually. 他们有一半员工是临时雇来的。◆dressed casually in jeans and a sweater 随随便便地穿着牛仔裤和毛衣casual /kæʒuəl/ noun (hr 人力资源) [countable] a casual worker (= one who does not work permanently for a company) 临时工◆they use casuals to supplement the basic staff in the restaurant. 他们聘用临时工来协助餐厅基本的员工。 syn temp casuals [plural] informal clothes or shoes 便装;便鞋◆dressed in casuals 穿便装☞ casual☞ casualcasual adjective ➡ see also the entries for calm adj. and indifferent另见 calm 形容词词条和 indifferent 条casual ♦︎ offhand ♦︎ blasé ♦︎ relaxedthese words all describe a person who behaves in a calm and relaxed way or who seems not to be interested in sb/sth.这些词均指人轻松随意的,或不在乎的、不感兴趣的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆casual / offhand / blasé / relaxed about sth◆a casual / an offhand tone / voice / manner◆a casual / blasé / relaxed attitude◆almost casual / offhand / blasé■ casual /kæʒuəl/ [usually before noun] (sometimes disapproving) not showing much care or thought; seeming not to be worried; not wanting to show that sth is important to you不经意的;无忧无虑的;漫不经心的;不在乎的◆she seemed just too casual about the whole thing.她对整件事似乎太漫不经心了。◆at a casual glance, everything seemed normal.乍看起来,一切似乎正常。◆he tried to sound casual, but i knew he was worried.他讲话时试图显得不在乎,但我知道他心里着急。▸ casually adverb◆'what did he say about me?' she asked, as casually as she could.“他说了我什么?”她尽量装着不在意地问。■ offhand /ɒfhænd; name ɔːfhænd, ɑːfhænd/ (disapproving) not showing much interest in sb/sth漫不经心的;不在乎的◆he was surprisingly offhand with me.令人惊讶的是,他敷衍我。◆she seemed offhand about the danger involved.她对其中的危险似乎毫不在意。■ blasé /blɑːzeɪ; name blɑːzeɪ/ [not usually before noun] (usually disapproving) not impressed, excited or worried about sth, because you have seen or experienced it many times before见惯不惊;习以为常◆she was becoming quite blasé about the dangers of travel in the region.对于在该地区旅行的危险,她开始习以为常了。■ relaxed not caring too much about discipline or making people follow rules不加以拘束的◆i take a fairly relaxed attitude towards what the kids wear to school.孩子穿什么上学,我觉得无所谓。 casual /kæʒuəl/ [usually before noun] (sometimes disapproving) not showing much care or thought; seeming not to be worried; not wanting to show that sth is important to you不经意的;无忧无虑的;漫不经心的;不在乎的◆she seemed just too casual about the whole thing.她对整件事似乎太漫不经心了。◆at a casual glance, everything seemed normal.乍看起来,一切似乎正常。◆he tried to sound casual, but i knew he was worried.他讲话时试图显得不在乎,但我知道他心里着急。▸ casually adverb◆'what did he say about me?' she asked, as casually as she could.“他说了我什么?”她尽量装着不在意地问。 casual /kæʒuəl/ (of clothes) informal(衣服)日常的,随便的◆she felt comfortable in casual clothes and wore them most of the time.她觉得穿便装很舒服,于是大部份时间都穿便装。opp formal → formal note 辨析 informal or casual?when you are talking about clothes, casual is more frequent than informal. you can talk about informal/casual dress when you mean informal/casual clothes in general, but to talk about particular items of clothing use casual.描述衣服时, casual 比 informal 常用。泛指便装时,用 informal dress 和 casual dress 均可;但特指某件便服时,只能用 casual◆a casual shirt / jacket一件休闲衬衫/夹克◆casual shoes休闲鞋◆ (bre) casual trousers休闲裤◆ (name) casual pants休闲裤◆informal shirts/jackets/shoes/trousers/pants casual/ˈkæʒuəl ||; ˈkæʒυəl/adj1. relaxed and not worried; not showing great effort or interest 漫不经心的: ◇i'm not happy about your casual attitude to your work. 我不满意你那种漫不经心的工作态度。◇it was only a casual remark so i don't know why he got so angry. 我只不过随口说说,真想不通他为何大动肝火。 2. (used about clothes) not formal (指衣着)随便的: ◇i always change into casual clothes as soon as i get home from work. 我下班回家以后总是立刻换上便服。 3. (used about work) done only for a short period; not regular or permanent (指工作)临时的: ◇most of the building work was done by casual labourers. 这座大厦的兴建工作大半由临时工承担。◇a casual job 临时工作;兼职工作 ➔casually /ˈkæʒuəli ||; ˈkæʒυəlɪ/ adv she walked in casually and said, ‘i'm not late, am i?’ 她从容不迫地走进来说:“我没迟到吧,对吗?”◇dress casually, it won't be a formal party. 穿得随便一点,那不会是个正式的宴会。 casualsee ⇨ don't care 3 ⇨ sometimes 2 cas·u·al /`kæʒəl; ˈkæʒuəl/adj 1. relaxed and not worried about things 随便的,不在意的:◇his casual attitude toward work irritates me. 他对待工作的不在意态度惹怒了我。 2. casual clothes are comfortable and are worn in informal situations 便装的,非正式场合穿的 3. [only before noun 仅用于名词前] without any clear aim or serious interest 漫无目的的,随便的:◇a casual glance at the newspapers 随便浏览了一下报纸◇she wanted something more than a casual relationship. 她要的不是那种随随便便的关系。 4. temporary or used for a short time 短期的,临时的:◇casual employment 短期雇用 |
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