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colloquial

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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col·lo·qui·al /kəˈləʊkwiəl $ -ˈloʊ-/ ●○○ adjective  SLlanguage or words that are colloquial are used mainly in informal conversations rather than in writing or formal speech 口语的,会话的colloquially adverb
Examples from the Corpus
colloquialYou shouldn't use phrases like "sort of" in essays -- they're too colloquial.The wire services demanded language stripped of the local, the regional, and the colloquial...There is nothing colloquial about the auditor calling the company his/her client.There is also growing differentiation between colloquial and literal vocabulary.The best way of improving your colloquial English is by listening to native speakers.colloquial expressionsIt's a useful little phrase book, full of colloquial expressions.Catledge inserted the more rustic touches, a kind of hominy style that gave their writing a colloquial flavor.Although some students have a good grasp of colloquial language, few have ever got to grips with the concept of register.This tale was collected in the Louisiana Creole colloquial speech.There is a colloquial standard to learn on the playground and a literary standard to learn in class.For an ordinary wedding a colloquial way of speaking will be suitable.
col·lo·qui·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
that are used Corpus language or mainly words are in colloquial


colloquial
colloquial /kəˈləʊkwiəl $ -ˈloʊ-/ adjective
language or words that are colloquial are used mainly in informal conversations rather than in writing or formal speech
—colloquially adverb


col·lo·quialBrE /ˈləʊkwiəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈloʊkwiəl/ 🔊 adjective(of words and language 词语和语言) used in conversation but not in formal speech or writing 会话的;口语的 SYN informal col·lo·qui·al·ly BrE /kəˈləʊkwiəli/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈloʊkwiəli/ 🔊 adverb