duìnánréndefēizhèngshìdechēnghū。 informal term for a man.
yīdùnfàndefēizhèngshìjiàofǎ。 informal terms for a meal.
duìmǔqīndefēizhèngshìchēnghū。 informal terms for a mother.
zhèshìnánshìjiǎfādeyīzhǒngfēizhèngshìshuōfǎ。 informal term for a toupee.
gèrényōngyòuwùdefēizhèngshìyòngyǔ。 informal terms for personal possessions.
yīqǐgōngzuòdefēizhèngshìxiéyì。 an informal agreement to work together.
jiānkǔhuánjìngdefēizhèngshìdeshuōfǎ。 informal terms for a difficult situation.
shàngdìhuìděngqítātuántǐzuòlǐbàishíbùdàjūníxíngshì , qínggǎnyějiùgèngjiāwàilù。 Other groups such as the Church of God conduct their services with much more informality and a greater display of emotion.
àodàlìyàhéxīnxīlánzhǐ 'àodàlìyàhéxīnxīlán, tōngchángwéifēizhèngshìyòngfǎ Australia and New Zealand. Usually used informally.
fēizhèngshìdìsuíyìdìbàifǎng。 visit informally and spontaneously.
( fēizhèngshìyòngfǎ) fēichángdàde。 (used informally) very large.
fēizhèngshìyòngyǔ; fēichángxiǎode。 used informally; very small.
fēizhèngshìdeyòngzuòqiángdiàochéngfèndegǎntànyǔ。 expletives used informally as intensifiers.
fēizhèngshìdeyòngláijiāqiángyǔqì。 used informally as an intensifier.
( fēizhèngshìyòngfǎ) guānxìqīnmìdeliánxìzhe。 (used informally) associated on close terms.
tākěndìngzàimǒugèdìfāng( someplace fēizhèngshìdìdàitì somewhere shǐyòng)。 she must be somewhere; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere').
rúguǒwǒxiǎngfēizhèngshìdìqǐngqiúxǔkě, wǒgāishuōshíme? What shall I say if I want to ask for permission informally?
( yīngguó) yīdùnfàndetiándiǎn( "pud" shǔyúfēizhèngshìyòngfǎ)。 (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally).
nǐsuíchùdōukěyǐfāxiànzhèzhǒngchīdedōngxī( anyplace fēizhèngshìdìdàitì anywhere shǐyòng)。 you can find this food anywhere; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere').
tāwánquánbèidǎbàiliǎo;( good fēizhèngshìdìdàitì thoroughly shǐyòng, lìrúzài webeathimgood( wǒmenchèdǐdǎbàiliǎotā) lǐ)。 he was soundly defeated; (`good' is used informally for `thoroughly' as in we beat him good).
tāhěnróngyìjīdòng; róngyìgǎohùn; tāqīng 'éryìjǔdìhuòshèngliǎo; zhèzhǒngcíqìróngyìsuì;( easy shì easily defēizhèngshìyòngfǎ, rújùzǐqīngyìhuòdéchénggōng)。 she was easily excited; was easily confused; he won easily; this china breaks very easily; (`easy' is used informally for `easily' as in success came too easy).
yòushíhòu, absolutely céngbèifēizhèngshìdìzuòwéihánhúdeqiángdiàochéngfèn 'érshǐyòng, bǐrúzàiyīfúwúyǔlúnbǐdehuìhuàzhōng。 zàizǎoqīdediàocházhōng, dàbùfēnyòngfǎxiǎozǔdechéngyuánbùzhùzhāngzàizhèngshìshūmiànyǔzhōngzhèyàngshǐyòng For some time, absolutely has been used informally as a vague intensive, as in an absolutely magnificent painting. In an earlier survey, a majority of the Usage Panel disapproved of this usage in formal writing.
zhèxiànggōngzuòjīhūchénggōngliǎo; jǐngbàoxiǎngqǐdeshíhòu, zhèháizǐjīhūyǐjīngshuìzheliǎo; wǒmenjīhūzuòwánliǎo; qìchējīhūbǎtāzhuàngdàoliǎo; tājīhūhūndǎoliǎo; dàyuēshuōliǎo 2 gèxiǎoshí; zhèzhāngchàngpiānjīhūshìwánměide; jīhūsuǒyòufāngmiàndūqiānshǔliǎozhèyīxiéyì( near fēizhèngshìdìdàitì nearly shǐyòng, lìrú iwasnearexhaustedbytherun( wǒjīhūpáodejīnpílìjìn), most fēizhèngshìdìdàitì almost shǐyòng, lìrú mosteverybodyagrees( jīhūrénréndōutóngyìliǎo))。 the job is (just) about done; the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded; we're almost finished; the car all but ran her down; he nearly fainted; talked for nigh onto 2 hours; the recording is well-nigh perfect; virtually all the parties signed the contract; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in I was near exhausted by the run; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in most everybody agrees).
tāhuǎnmàndìshuō; zǒumàndiǎn 'érhénghénglùyòudiǎn 'érhuá; bīngchuānhuǎnmànyídòng( slow yòushíbèiyòngzuò slowly defēizhèngshìyòngfǎ, rújùzǐqǐngzǒumànyīdiǎn; wǒxiǎngkànkànfēngjǐng)。 he spoke slowly; go easy here--the road is slippery; glaciers move tardily; (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in please go slow; I want to see the sights).
nǐdàochùdōukěyǐfāxiànkuàicāndiàn; gèchùderénmendōukāishǐyìshídàoliǎozhègèwèntí; tādàonǎ 'érdūdàizheshǒuqiāng; dàochùxúnzhǎohéshìdelǐwù( everyplace fēizhèngshìdìdàitì everywhere shǐyòng)。 You find fast food stores everywhere; people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem; he carried a gun everywhere he went; looked all over for a suitable gift; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere').
tāwánquánbèishuōfúliǎo; duìzhèdùnfànwánquánmǎnyì; zhèhéwǒmenxīwàngdewánquánbùyīyàng; gǎndàoshífēnkùnnán; quánxīndexíngshì; fāngxiàngwánquáncuòliǎo; zhèbùquándōushìtādecuò; quánxīndefāngfǎ;( whole jīngchángfēizhèngshìdìyòngláidàitì wholly, lìrú awholenewidea( quánxīndexiǎngfǎ))。 he was wholly convinced; entirely satisfied with the meal; it was completely different from what we expected; was completely at fault; a totally new situation; the directions were all wrong; It was not altogether her fault; an altogether new approach; (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly' as in a whole new idea).