cast

cast

[kɑ:st]

v.掷, 抛, 投, 铸造, 指定演员, 加起来, 投射(目光), 投(票), 预测
n.演员阵容, 投掷

例句与用法：

She's cast off three boy-friends in a month.

她一个月里就甩了三个男朋友。

I can't bear young people casting away their youth.

我无法忍受年轻人虚掷青春。

She cast her eyes down to avoid direct eye contact.

她垂下双目以避免对视。

The old man cast off his prodigal son and disinherited him.

老人断绝了与他的不肖儿子的关系，并剥夺了他的继承权。

词形变化：

动词过去式: cast | 动词过去分词: cast | 动词现在分词: casting | 动词第三人称单数: casts |

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vt.

1. 投, 掷, 抛, 扔, 撒

He cast a stone into the river.

他向河中投了一块石子。

2. 投射(光、影、视线等)[(+at/on)]

I just cast a glance at the headlines.

我只是看了看标题。

3. 脱落; 蜕(皮); 丢弃[O]

The trees in the orchard cast their blossoms after the storm.

暴风雨后果园里树上的花掉落了。

4. (动物)早产

5. 投(票); 抽(签); 掷(骰子)

6. 选派……扮演角色, 为(戏剧、角色)选派演员[(+as/in)]

Ann was cast as the wife.

安妮被选派扮演妻子的角色。

7. 浇铸

The statue was cast in bronze.

这座雕像是用青铜铸的。

8. 计算; 把……加起来

9. 解雇, 辞退; 剔除(牲畜)

10. 制定; 编排; 分类整理

vi.

1. 投; 抛垂钓鱼钩(或钓饵)

2. 把几个数字加起来, 计算

He cast and balanced till midnight.

他算帐算到半夜。

n.

1. 投; 掷; 抛[C]

2. 撒网; 垂钓[C]

3. 班底, 演员阵容[C][G]

The cast of the play was very strong.

这出戏的演员阵容非常强。

4. 铸型; 模子; 浇铸件[C]

He made a cast of a bust.

他铸了一座胸像。

5. 【医】固定用敷料[C]

Her leg was in a plastic cast.

她的腿上了石膏。

6. 外貌; 类型; 气质[the S]

He was of an optimistic cast of mind.

他生性乐观。

短语词组：

cast aside

1. 抛弃

As soon as he got a new TV set, he cast aside the old one.

他一有了新的电视机, 就扔了那台旧的。

cast away

1. 丢掉

Don't cast away the used books.

别把那些用过的书丢掉。

2. 浪费

You should never cast away your time.

你决不能浪费时间。

cast back

1. 回想

You may remember, if you cast back for a few days.

你如果回想一下前几天的事, 也许还能记起。

cast down

1. 垂下

Standing timidly before the teacher, the girl cast down her eyes.

那小女孩拘谨地站在老师面前, 垂下了目光。

2. 使沮丧

She was much cast down at the moment.

她当时非常沮丧。

cast off

1. 放出

Don't cast off the hunting dog.

别把那条猎狗放出来。

2. 脱下

He cast off his clothes and dived into the swimming pool.

他脱下衣服跳进游泳池。

cast out

1. 逐出

After the scandal, he was cast out of the company.

出了那桩丑闻后, 他被公司开除了。

cast on

1. 披上

She cast on her overcoat and went out.

她披上大衣走了出去。

cast up

1. 加起来

Please cast up these numbers for me.

请替我把这些数字加起来。