casual
adj
ˈkæʒuəl
adj
1
RELAXED
放松的
relaxed
and
not
worried,
or
seeming
not
to
care
about
something
漫不经心的，随随便便的，不放在心上的
a
casual
manner
漫不经心的态度
His
eyes
were
angry,
though
he
sounded
casual.
虽然他的话听起来漫不经心，但他的眼神是气愤的。
Marsha
was
quite
casual
about
appearing
on
TV.
玛莎对于上电视很是无所谓。
She
had
a
casual
attitude
to
life.
她对待生活的态度很随便。
2
NOT FORMAL
不正式的
not
formal
or
not
for
a
formal
situation
非正式的，随便的;
Jean
felt
more
comfortable
in
casual
clothes
.
琼穿上便服感到更舒服。
a
casual
jacket
日常穿的外套
3
WORK
工作
employed
as
a
temporary
worker
or
working
for
only
a
short
period
of
time
临时工，零工，短工
casual
labour
临时工
staff
employed
on
a
casual
basis
临时雇用的员工
Chris
has
occasional
casual
work
but
mostly
he
is
unemployed.
克里斯偶尔打点零工，但大多数时候他都没有工作。
4
RELATIONSHIP
关系
knowing
someone
or
having
sex
with
someone
without
wanting
a
close
relationship
with
them
〔和某人的关系或性关系〕随便的，不认真的，感情不深的;
She
will
never
be
more
than
a
casual
acquaintance.
她从来就只是个泛泛之交。
They
had
been
conducting
a
casual
affair
for
years.
他们多年来一直保持着随便的婚外情。
John
just
wanted
casual
sex.
约翰只想要随便的性关系。
5
WITHOUT ATTENTION
不注意
without
any
serious
interest
or
attention
漫无目的的，不认真的，随便的
He
gave
us
a
casual
glance
as
he
walked
by,
but
didn’t
stop.
他经过时随便地看了我们一眼，并没有停下来。
To
the
casual
observer
(=to
someone
who
is
not
looking
carefully)
Mary
seemed
quite
calm.
在不经意的旁观者看来，玛丽好像很平静。
6
NOT PLANNED
非计划好的
happening
by
chance
without
being
planned
碰巧的，偶然的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
a
casual
conversation
随便的谈话
He
made
some
casual
remark
(=one
without
thinking
much
about
it)
about
her
holiday.
他随口说了几句关于她度假的话。
7
NOT REGULAR
不定期的
doing
something
or
using
something
sometimes
but
not
regularly
or
often
不定期的，偶尔的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
a
casual
drug
user
偶尔为之的吸毒者
The
museum
is
of
great
interest,
both
to
experts
and
to
casual
visitors.
这座博物馆很有意思，对专家和难得去一次的人来说都是如此。
a
casually
dressed
young
man
穿着随便的年轻人
‘Where
do
you
work?’
she
asked
casually.
“你在哪里工作？”她随便一问。
He
walked
down
the
road,
casually
swinging
his
bag.
他走在路上，包随便地摆来摆去。