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单词 casually
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Definition of casually in English:

casually

adverbˈkaʒʊəliˈkæʒuəli
  • 1In a relaxed and informal way.

    she was just casually strolling through the mall
    the family was casually dressed in jeans and jumpers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I spent the time chatting with a group of hippies, casually talking about Woodstock.
    • He looked over his shoulder to see the demon boy sitting casually in a wooden chair.
    • People casually flipped through magazines and chatted.
    • Sea lions bask casually at the end of the pier.
    • He saw them walking casually around the gardens.
    • Only 31 percent of UK businesses now allow staff to dress casually at all times, down by 10 percent from 2000.
    • Across the street, a boy in his teens leaned against a stall, chatting casually with a gray-bearded man.
    • The students enjoy a summer's day casually studying on the lawn at the top of the Student Union Building.
    • He is dressed casually with a corduroy jacket and pom-pom hat.
    • Cycling more casually, she found a stone bench by the side of the road, and there she dismounted to rest while pondering what course her life would take now.
    1. 1.1 In a way that lacks sufficient care or thoughtfulness.
      people who casually throw rubbish around the streets
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They should be vigilant about casually accepting minor changes, which can have major ramifications on design responsibility.
      • I should have realized he was just being casually offensive in a really oblique way.
      • The word "unique" is often applied casually.
      • It's not something you'd casually toss into a backpack for some light seaside computing.
      • When I casually asked who did the graphic design, I was immediately engaged into an asinine argument about how graphic design wasn't "art."
      • They draw serious historical attention to realms either overlooked or casually dismissed by standard accounts of contemporary art practice.
      • We shape the tools that suit our purposes, and then casually discard them.
      • Modem cruise ships nowadays casually pass close by these perils of the sea, now well marked, and defanged by 21st-century navigational aids.
      • Backing up your data is not optional, and it is not something that can be casually brushed to the back burner.
      • It was a stunning comeback for a company that had been casually brushed off just nine months earlier.
  • 2Without commitment or permanence; occasionally or irregularly.

    I work casually as a staff nurse
    I wouldn't introduce my family to people I was casually dating
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'd dated casually in the past, but I knew he was different from the other guys.
    • I presented a local TV show with him, so I've kind of known him casually since then.
    • Is it OK to keep seeing him casually, and continue to look for someone else, someone reliable, someone for the long haul?
    • She worked casually at the museum from 1967, was honorary curator for 11 years, and continues to be an adviser on the museum's textiles.
    • It is, perhaps, too easy to assume that when you know someone casually, they will think the best of you.
 
 

Definition of casually in US English:

casually

adverbˈkaZHo͞oəlēˈkæʒuəli
  • 1In a relaxed and informal way.

    she was just casually strolling through the mall
    the family was casually dressed in jeans and sweaters
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He saw them walking casually around the gardens.
    • Cycling more casually, she found a stone bench by the side of the road, and there she dismounted to rest while pondering what course her life would take now.
    • The students enjoy a summer's day casually studying on the lawn at the top of the Student Union Building.
    • Sea lions bask casually at the end of the pier.
    • Across the street, a boy in his teens leaned against a stall, chatting casually with a gray-bearded man.
    • I spent the time chatting with a group of hippies, casually talking about Woodstock.
    • People casually flipped through magazines and chatted.
    • He looked over his shoulder to see the demon boy sitting casually in a wooden chair.
    • Only 31 percent of UK businesses now allow staff to dress casually at all times, down by 10 percent from 2000.
    • He is dressed casually with a corduroy jacket and pom-pom hat.
    1. 1.1 In a way that lacks sufficient care or thoughtfulness.
      people who casually throw garbage around the streets
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They draw serious historical attention to realms either overlooked or casually dismissed by standard accounts of contemporary art practice.
      • It's not something you'd casually toss into a backpack for some light seaside computing.
      • Backing up your data is not optional, and it is not something that can be casually brushed to the back burner.
      • The word "unique" is often applied casually.
      • When I casually asked who did the graphic design, I was immediately engaged into an asinine argument about how graphic design wasn't "art."
      • It was a stunning comeback for a company that had been casually brushed off just nine months earlier.
      • They should be vigilant about casually accepting minor changes, which can have major ramifications on design responsibility.
      • I should have realized he was just being casually offensive in a really oblique way.
      • We shape the tools that suit our purposes, and then casually discard them.
      • Modem cruise ships nowadays casually pass close by these perils of the sea, now well marked, and defanged by 21st-century navigational aids.
  • 2Without commitment or permanence; occasionally or irregularly.

    I work casually as a staff nurse
    I wouldn't introduce my family to people I was casually dating
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'd dated casually in the past, but I knew he was different from the other guys.
    • Is it OK to keep seeing him casually, and continue to look for someone else, someone reliable, someone for the long haul?
    • She worked casually at the museum from 1967, was honorary curator for 11 years, and continues to be an adviser on the museum's textiles.
    • It is, perhaps, too easy to assume that when you know someone casually, they will think the best of you.
    • I presented a local TV show with him, so I've kind of known him casually since then.
 
 
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