casual
a. 偶然的, 不经意的, 便装的 n. 临时工, 待命士兵
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教材释义与例句
便装；临时工人；待命士兵
随便的；非正式的；临时的；偶然的
not formal or not for a formal situation
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A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
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One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he or she does not belong; a vagrant in the casual ward.
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A player of casual games.
贬义 非正式 游戏The devs dumbed the game down so the casuals could enjoy it.
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A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
俚语Casuals outnumbered regulars in the art-house audience two to one.
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Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
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A tramp.
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A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
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A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career.
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A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
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Happening by chance.
They only had casual meetings.
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Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
The purchase of donuts was just a casual expense.
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Employed irregularly.
He was just a casual worker.
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Careless.
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Happening or coming to pass without design.
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Informal; relaxed.
tone in casual interactions
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Designed for informal or everyday use.
pants in the casual wear collection
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From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”) (whence English cadence).
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