Word · Frequency #3781
casuals
便鞋；休闲鞋
casuals is the plural of casual.
Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
- 1.
A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career.
从事临时工作而非终身职业的工人。
- 2.
A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
临时在执勤地点的士兵,通常途经前往另一执勤地点。
- 3.
Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
适合日常穿着的鞋,相对于正式鞋。
临时工；短期工；临时驻防士兵；调防途中士兵；从事临时工作而非终身职业的工人。；临时在执勤地点的士兵,通常途经前往另一执勤地点。；适合日常穿着的鞋,相对于正式鞋。
In use
The company hired several casuals for the holiday rush.
After their breakup, he started seeing a casual.
She worked as a casual at the warehouse.
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。
the casuals
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。
work as a casual
She works as a casual at the restaurant.
她在餐厅做临时工。
Connections
Collocations
- employ casuals
- 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。
- a pair of casuals
- 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。
- wear casuals
- 穿便鞋
- She prefers to wear casuals when she is not at work.她不上班时喜欢穿便鞋。
Synonyms
- temp
- 临时雇员；短期职员 · temp 多指标配在办公室短期工作的临时雇员，口语化；casual 可泛指任何短期或非固定工作。
- temporary worker
- 临时工；非固定工 · temporary worker 语义最接近 casual，但更正式；可指各类短期劳务。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
该名词为可数，复数形式为casuals。
Pronunciation & Spelling
读音说明：casual /ˈkæʒəwəl/ 和 usual、visual 都有 /ʒ/ 音且拼写都以 -sual 结尾，但重读元音不同，所以不押韵；measure /ˈmeʒər/ 也含 /ʒ/，但拼写没有 -ual。注意区分形近词：causal /ˈkɔːzəl/ 拼写和 casual 很像，但读/z/且元音不同；actual /ˈæktʃuəl/ 虽以 -ual 结尾，但读/tʃ/而不是/ʒ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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