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a casual
指临时工或非正式伴侣，根据语境判断。
The company hired a casual for the weekend shift.
公司雇了一名临时工来上周末班。
便鞋；休闲鞋
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便鞋；休闲鞋
Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
The company hired a casual for the weekend shift.
公司雇了一名临时工来上周末班。
从事临时工作而非终身职业的工人。
A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career.
临时在执勤地点的士兵,通常途经前往另一执勤地点。
A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
适合日常穿着的鞋,相对于正式鞋。
Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
The company hired several casuals for the holiday rush.
公司为假日高峰期雇佣了几名临时工。
After their breakup, he started seeing a casual.
分手后，他开始与一个非正式伴侣约会。
She worked as a casual at the warehouse.
她曾在仓库做临时工。
指临时工或非正式伴侣，根据语境判断。
The company hired a casual for the weekend shift.
公司雇了一名临时工来上周末班。
复数形式泛指临时工群体。
The casuals are not entitled to benefits.
临时工无权享受福利。
She works as a casual at the restaurant.
她在餐厅做临时工。
指非正式的恋爱关系。
He's been with a casual for months without commitment.
他和一个非正式伴侣在一起好几个月了，没有承诺。
Not this
He is a causal.
Use this
He is a casual.
中文学习者容易将causal（因果的）与casual（临时工）混淆，拼写相似但意义不同。应使用casual表示临时工。
Not this
I work as casual.
Use this
I work as a casual.
casual作可数名词表示临时工时，单数前需加不定冠词a/an。中文学习者常遗漏冠词，导致语法错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
雇用临时工
The factory employs casuals during the harvest season.
这家工厂在收获季节雇用临时工。
一双便鞋
I need to buy a new pair of casuals for the weekend.
我需要为周末买一双新便鞋。
穿便鞋
She prefers to wear casuals when she is not at work.
她不上班时喜欢穿便鞋。
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联想“casual”发音像“随身物”：便鞋是随手一穿的休闲鞋，临时工也是随来随走的短期人手。
语域：neutral 常见场景：employment、staffing casual 作名词表示“临时工”时，通常用于书面或人事语境，如合同、招聘等；口语中更常说 casual worker 或 temporary worker。此用法略带正式色彩。
该名词为可数，复数形式为casuals。
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