cast
v
(pt, pp cast)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
throw (sth), esp deliberately or with force 扔; 投; 擲; 拋: cast a stone 扔石頭
The angler cast his line (into the water). 釣魚的人把魚線拋入水中.
2 [Tn] allow (sth) to fall or drop; shed 脫落; 掉
Snakes cast their skins. 蛇能蛻皮.
The horse cast a shoe, ie One of its shoes came off. 這匹馬的一只蹄鐵脫落了.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
turn or send (sth) in a particular direction; direct 向某一方向轉或送(某物)
He cast a furtive glance at her. 他偷偷瞥了她一眼.
The tree cast (ie caused there to be) a long shadow (on the grass). 樹(在草地上)投下長長的影子.
(fig 比喻) The tragedy cast a shadow on/over their lives, ie made them gloomy and depressed. 這一悲劇在他們的生命中投下了一片陰影(使他們愁悶、 沮喪).
(fig 比喻) His muddled evidence casts doubt on his reliability as a witness. 他的證詞糊里糊涂, 使人對他作為見證人的可靠性產生了懷疑.
4
(a) [Tn] shape (molten metal, etc) by pouring it into a mould 澆鑄(熔化的金屬等)
cast bronze 澆鑄青銅.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (in sth) make (an object) in this way 鑄造(某物)
a statue cast in bronze 青銅鑄成的像
(fig 比喻) The novel is cast in the form of a diary. 這部小說是以日記的形式寫的.
5
(a) [I, Tn] choose actors to play parts in (a play, film, etc) 挑選演員扮演(影劇等中的)角色
We're casting (the play) next week. 我們下星期挑選(話劇)演員.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (as sb); ~ sb (in sth) give sb a part in a play, etc 選派某人扮演戲劇等中的角色
He was cast as Othello/cast in the role of Othello. 選派他扮演奧賽羅的角色.
6 (idm 習語) cast `anchor lower an anchor 拋錨. cast aspersions (on sb/sth) make damaging or derogatory remarks (about sb/sth) 中傷或誹謗(某人[某事物])
How dare you cast aspersions on my wife's character! 你竟敢誹謗我妻子的人格! cast one's bread upon the waters (fml or rhet 文或修辭) do good deeds without expecting anything in return 做好事不圖回報. cast an eye/one's eye(s) over sb/sth look or examine sb/sth quickly 很快地看或查某人[某事物]
Would you cast your eye over these calculations to check that they are correct? 你看一下這些計算數字, 檢查是否正確, 好嗎? cast/shed/throw light on sth => light1. cast/draw lots => lot3. cast one's mind back (to sth) think about the past 回顧; 回想
She cast her mind back to her wedding-day. 她回顧結婚的那一天. cast one's net wide cover a wide field of supply, activity, inquiry, etc 撒開大網(廣泛地供應、 活動、 查詢等)
The company is casting its net wide in its search for a new sales director. 公司撒開大網到處物色新的銷售主任. cast pearls before swine (saying 諺) offer beautiful or valuable things to people who cannot appreciate them 明珠暗投. cast a spell on sb/sth put sb/sth under the influence of a magic spell 用符咒迷惑某人[某事物]. cast a/one's `vote give a vote 投票. the die is cast => die3.
7 (phr v) cast about/around for sth try to find or think of sth hurriedly 匆忙尋找或考慮某事物
He cast about desperately for something tosay. 他搜索枯腸找話說. cast sb/sth aside abandon sb/sth as useless or unwanted; discard sb/sth 拋棄; 排除; 消除; 廢除
She has cast her old friends aside. 她把老朋友都撇在一邊.
He cast aside all his inhibitions. 他拋棄了一切禁忌. cast sb away (usu passive 通常用於被動語態) leave sb somewhere as a result of a shipwreck 某人因沉船而流落某處
be cast away on a desert island (因沉船)被撇在荒島上. cast sb ...
?? 考研助記
cat(貓)+s(美女):美女失戀很生氣,回家把貓 扔
?? 擴展釋義
*[kɑ:st, k?st]n. 演員陣容, 投擲, 鑄件, 預測, 特性vt. 投, 擲, 拋, 脫落, 鑄, 使彎曲, 計算vi. 投, 計算, 澆鑄成型【化】 鑄塑【醫】 管型, 圓柱, 模型相關詞組: cast one's lot with cast into the shade cast loose cast off cast on cast sth behind one's back cast sth in sb's teeth cast up cast doubt on cast a spell on sb cast about cast aside cast away cast back cast down