[with obj.](一般作 be typecast)assign (an actor or actress) repeatedly to the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles 分配担任特定类型角色 he tends to be typecast as the caring, intelligent male. 他总是扮演温情智慧型男性。 ■represent or regard (a person or their role) as a stereotype 成为…的原型;视…为原型 people are not as likely to be typecast by their accents as they once were. 根据人们口音确定所属类型的可能性比以往少了。