adj.(形容词)

1. 偶然的
2. 漫不经心的
3. 碰巧的，不经意的
4. 非正式的
5. 随便的，不拘礼节的，随随便便的
6. 临时的，不定期的
7. 无忧无虑的，若无其事的
8. 不在乎的
9. 马虎的，疏忽的
10. 感情不深的， 疏远的
11. 即席的
12. 荒唐的
13. 无心的

n.(名词)

1. 便鞋
2. 便装，便服
3. 临时工
4. 零工，散工
5. 游民
6. 不定期接受救济金的人
7. 衣着随便而花哨的年轻人
8. 【军】暂编人员
9. 偶然来访者
10. 仅临时或暂时做某事的人
11. 待命士兵，待运士兵

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]漠不关心的,冷淡的 done without much care
2. 随便的,非正式的 made without much thought; offhand
3. [A]偶然的,碰巧的 happening by chance
4. [A]临时的,不定期的 not permanent; irregular

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand;

   "a casual remark"
   "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"
   

3. appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions;

   "casual clothes"
   "everyday clothes"
   

4. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance;

   "seek help from casual passers-by"
   "a casual meeting"
   "a chance occurrence"
   

5. 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"
   

6. occurring from time to time;

   "casual employment"
   "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"
   "an occasional worker"
   

7. characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility;

   "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"
   

8. natural and unstudied;

   "using their Christian names in a casual way"
   "lectured in a free-and-easy style"
   

9. not showing effort or strain;

   "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"
   "careless grace"
   

1.漫不经心的;(故作)随意的
If you arecasual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.

casual

e.g. It's difficult for me to becasual about anything...
要我轻松处事很难。
e.g. He's an easy-going, friendly young man with acasual sort of attitude towards money.
他是个随和、友善的年轻人，不太在意金钱。

casually
'No need to hurry,' Ben said casually.
“不必急，”本漫不经心地说。casualness
Bayldon asked the question with studied casualness.
贝尔顿故作轻松地问了那个问题。

2.(事件或情况)偶发的，偶然的，碰巧的
Acasual event or situation happens by chance or without planning.

e.g. What you mean as acasual remark could be misinterpreted...
你随便说的一句话，可能就被曲解了。
e.g. Even acasual observer could hardly have failed to notice the heightening of an already tense atmosphere.
即便是不经意的旁观者也一定已经觉察到本就紧张的气氛进一步加剧了。

3.(服装)休闲的，便装的
casual clothes are ones that you normally wear at home or on holiday, and not on formal occasions.

e.g. I also bought somecasual clothes for the weekend.
我还买了些周末穿的休闲装。

casually
They were smartly but casually dressed.
他们穿得很漂亮，但又都很随意。

4.(工作)临时的，短期的
casual work is done for short periods and not on a permanent or regular basis.

e.g. ...establishments which employ people on acasual basis, such as pubs and restaurants...
酒吧、饭店等雇用临时工的地方
e.g. It became increasingly expensive to hirecasual workers.
雇用临时工越来越贵了。

1. 临时的：Linberg[2]一方面分为中坚的(hard-core)和专注的(dedicated)生态旅游,一方面又划分为主流的(mainstream)或临时的(casual)生态旅游. 澳大利亚昆士兰(Queensland)生态旅游战略划分为自助型生态旅游大众型生态旅游.

2. 随便的：语篇基调指的谁是交际者,他们的基本情况、特点、地位、角色以及参与者之间存在的交际关系,比如是正式的(formal)、随便的(casual)还是私密的(intimate)等.

3. 随便：比如在工作衣着方面,有些公司比较正规保守,要求一律西服套装,有些只要打领带就可以了,不必西服,也有的公司则很随便(casual). 在那些服装正规的公司,也会每周开放一天,一般星期五可以允许员工随便穿着. 公司人在服装上一般讲究名牌,

He was wearing casual clothes.

他穿着便服。

The plan grew out of a casual conversation.

这个计划出自于一次非正式的谈话。

He sidled past, trying to seem casual.

他悄悄地溜了过去,竭力装作漫不经心的样子。

She is casual about winning the prize.

她对获奖漫不经心。

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。

He described himself as a casual acquaintance of the Kennedys'.

他称自己是肯尼迪夫妇的泛泛之交。

He took casual job to support the family.

他做些临时性的工作来养家。

They earn their livings by casual labour.

他们靠做短工为生。

a casual acquaintance

泛泛之交

a casual friendship

一般的友谊

to have casual sex (= to have sex without having a steady relationship with that partner)

做露水鸳鸯

a casual encounter'/meeting

不期而遇；邂逅

a casual passer-by

碰巧过路的人

The exhibition is interesting to both the enthusiast and the casual visitor.

热心的爱好者和碰巧来参观的人都认为这个展览有意思。

The disease is not spread by casual contact.

此病不会通过偶然接触传染。

'u2018What did he say about me? 'u2019 she asked as casually as she could.

“他说了我什么？”她尽量装着不在意地问。

They chatted casually on the phone.

他们在电话上闲聊。

dressed casually in jeans and T-shirt

随便穿着牛仔裤和T恤衫

['u4e0d'u53ef'u6570'u540d'u8bcd]He was sure that the casualness of the gesture was deliberate.

他确信那似乎漫不经心的姿态是有意装出来的。

dressed in casuals

穿着便装

They are employed on a casual basis (= they do not have a permanent job with the company) .

他们被雇为临时工。

a casual manner

漫不经心的样子

It was just a casual remark'u2500I wasn't really serious.

我只是随便说说，并不当真。

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。

They have a casual attitude towards safety (= they don't care enough) .

他们对安全问题采取无所谓的态度。

a casual glance

随便扫一眼

It's obvious even to the casual observer.

即便再马虎的人也能一眼看明白是怎么回事。

casual clothes (= comfortable clothes that you choose to wear in your free time)

便装

family parties and other casual occasions

家庭聚会和其他非正式场合

casual workers'/labour

临时工；零工

Students sometimes do casual work in the tourist trade.

学生有时做些旅游方面的零工。

It became increasingly expensive to hire casual workers.

雇用临时工越来越贵了。

...establishments which employ people on a casual basis, such as pubs and restaurants...

酒吧、饭店等雇用临时工的地方

I also bought some casual clothes for the weekend.

我还买了些周末穿的休闲装。

Even a casual observer could hardly have failed to notice the heightening of an already tense atmosphere.

即便是不经意的旁观者也一定已经觉察到本就紧张的气氛进一步加剧了。

What you mean as a casual remark could be misinterpreted...

你随便说的一句话，可能就被曲解了。

It's difficult for me to be casual about anything...

要我轻松处事很难。

He's an easy-going, friendly young man with a casual sort of attitude towards money.

他是个随和、友善的年轻人，不太在意金钱。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The guests wore casual clothes.
   客人们穿着便服。
2. She's a very casual person.
   她是一个很随便的人。
3. The two old friends had a casual meeting.
   这两位老朋友不期而遇。
4. He earns a living by casual labor.
   他靠做临时工为生。

用作表语S+be+～

1. His attitude to work is rather casual.
   他工作态度相当马虎。

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. This sense of an audience made him deliberately casual in his bearing.
   意识到听众在场,他故意摆出一副漫不经心的态度。

～+名词

• casual%20expenses">casual expenses临时费用
• casual%20house">casual house救济院
• casual%20labor">casual labor临时工
• casual%20visitor">casual visitor不速之客

～+介词

• casual%20about">casual about对…冷漠的

• That which seemeth most casual and subject to fortune, is yet disposed by the ordinance of God.

  出自：W. Raleigh

• Where casual fire had wasted woods.

  出自：Milton

邀请

A：Hello, Miss Zhang. How are you?
喂，张小姐，你好吗？

B：Hello, Miss Wang. I'm fine, and you?
喂，王小姐，我很好，你呢？

A：I'll doing fine, too.
我也很好。

B：Well, Miss Zhang, we are planning to have acasual get-together.I wonder if you and your husband can join us.
嗯，张小姐，我们打算大家小聚一番。不知道你和你丈夫能不能赏光？

A：That sounds very nice. When will it be?
听起来真不错，什么时候呢？

B：It's next week from this Monday.
下个星期一。

A：What a pity! We have another party that day.
太可惜了，我们那天也有个聚会。

B：It doesn't matter. Let's wait until the next time.
没关系。下次还有机会。

adj.(形容词)

casual, accidental, adventitious, contingent, fortuitous, incidental

这些词均有“偶然的,意外的”之意,其区别是：

accidental强调超出一般规律和常情; fortuitous 强调原因不明; casual 强调无意或无预谋,指人、行动、衣着时,常侧重随随便便或漠不关心; incidental 可指无计划的或不规则的。仅仅表示偶然发生的或非主要的、非真实的; adventitious 可与incidental 换用,但较为正式,侧重两者缺乏至关重要的联系,强调意外的收获或巧遇; 而contingent 强调事情发生的可能性和结果的不可预测性。

irregular，casual，informal

这些形容词均有“非正式的、非正规的”之意。

irregular指不按常规、固定模式或计划做事；或指不隶属于任何机构或组织。

casual指不太注意场合，仪表等，随意性强。

informal指语言、穿着等随便，也指不举行任何形式或仪式的活动。

random，casual

这两个形容词均含“随便的，任意的”之意。

random指无明确的方向或目的、方法与系统，暗示没有指挥或控制。

casual指非正式的，轻松随便的，强调随和性。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的casuel；最初源自拉丁语的casualis，意为偶然。