cast/kɑːst/ (cast, cast)

vt

1. 投，扔，掷，抛

• cast a net 撒网

• cast a vote 投票

2. 脱落；蜕(皮)；摆脱；抛弃

• Every year the snake casts its skin. 每年蛇都要蜕皮。

• She cast the problem from her mind. 她把这个问题丢在脑后了。

3. 投射；把…投向

• The sun cast long shadows across the courtyard. 太阳在院子里投下长长的影子。

• He cast a look at me . 他望了我一眼。

4. 分配…扮演某角色；为(戏剧)选派演员

• He was cast as the hero. 他被选派扮演男主角。

5. 浇铸，铸造

• cast a statue in bronze 铸造一座青铜像

6. 推算；占星，占卜；抽(签)

• cast one's fortune 算命

• cast lots 抽签

7. 计算，把…加起来

• cast accounts 算账

8. 使歪；使弯曲

9. 【律】 使败诉

vi

1. 投，扔，抛，掷

2. 为戏剧分配角色

3. 浇铸成型

• Iron casts better than copper. 铁比铜容易浇铸。

4. 占卜

5. 计算，把几个数字加起来

词组cast about(或around,round)for 试图找到；到处寻找

• She cast about(或around,round)for a good subject for her dissertation. 她想给她的论文找一个好题目。

cast aside 把…抛到一边

• As soon as she became rich she cast aside all her old friends. 她一变富就抛弃了所有的老朋友。

cast away

1. 扔掉

• cast away the old books 扔掉旧书

2. 浪费

• Don't cast away your time. 不要浪费你的时间。

3. 使(船)失事

• The ship was cast away during the severe storm. 这条船在狂风暴雨中失事。

cast back 回顾

• Let's cast back our minds to our first meeting. 让我们回顾一下第一次见面的情景吧。

cast down

1. 丢下，扔下

• They cast down their weapons to surrender. 他们丢下武器投降了。

2. 使向下

• She cast her eyes down modestly. 她羞怯地垂下了目光。

3. 使沮丧；使失败

• He was much cast down by the bad news. 这个坏消息令他很沮丧。

• The proud will be cast down. 骄者必败。

cast loose 解开；使脱离

• cast loose the line 解开缆绳

cast off

1. 解(船缆)；解缆出航

• cast off a boat 放船；解缆开船

• The captain cast off the line and we were soon out in the open water. 船长解开了船索，我们很快就出航了。

• They cast off and set sail at 5：00 this morning. 他们在今晨5点解缆开航。

2. 抛弃；丢弃；与…断绝关系

• Mr.Jones cast off his daughter when she married against his wishes. 女儿违背琼斯先生的意愿结了婚，琼斯先生与她断绝了关系。

cast oneself on(或upon) 委身于

• He cast himself on(或upon) the mercy of the court. 他听候法院发落。

cast out 逐出，驱逐

• The criminals were cast out and had to live on the wild island. 罪犯被流放后，不得不居住在荒岛上。

cast up

1. 使向上

• cast one's eyes up 举目

2. 把(数字等)加起来

• cast up the figures 把数字加起来

3. 呕吐

• She has been casting up all morning. 她整个上午一直都在呕吐。