cast
verb /kɑːst/
/kæst/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cast | /kɑːst/ /kæst/ |
| he / she / it casts | /kɑːsts/ /kæsts/ |
| past simple cast | /kɑːst/ /kæst/ |
| past participle cast | /kɑːst/ /kæst/ |
| -ing form casting | /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ /ˈkæstɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction
向…投以（视线、笑容等） - cast something + adv./prep. She cast a welcoming smile in his direction.
她向他微笑以示欢迎。 - I cast an angry look at him.
我愤怒地看着他。 - He groaned, casting his eyes to the ceiling.
他呻吟着，眼睛望着天花板。 - cast somebody something She cast me a disapproving glance.
她不赞成地看了我一眼。
- cast something + adv./prep. She cast a welcoming smile in his direction.
- [transitive] to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place
投射（光、影子等） - cast something Someone was standing in the dark shadow cast by the light.
有人站在灯光投下的阴影中。 - cast something + adv./prep. The moon had cast a silvery light on the huts.
月亮在小屋上投下了银色的光。 - The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains.
橘红色的夕阳辉映着群山。
- cast something Someone was standing in the dark shadow cast by the light.
- [transitive] to say, do or suggest something that makes people doubt something or think that somebody is less honest, good, etc.
使人怀疑；造谣中伤 - cast something on/upon something This latest evidence casts serious doubt on his version of events.
最新的证据使人们十分怀疑他对事件的说法。 - cast something ‘You know that I'm not one to cast aspersions,’ he said.
“你知道我不是诽谤的人，”他说。 - cast something over something The sad news cast a shadow over the proceedings (= made people feel unhappy).
这个坏消息给事件的进程蒙上了一层阴影。 - cast something into something The entire economic future of the islands was cast into doubt.
这些岛屿的整体经济前景受到了质疑。
- Her aim was clearly to to cast suspicion upon their motives.
她的目的显然是要怀疑他们的动机。 - The allegations are casting a cloud over his re-election campaign.
这些指控给他的连任竞选蒙上了一层阴影。 - The incident had cast a pall over their preparations for the World Cup.
这一事件给他们备战世界杯蒙上了一层阴影。
- cast something on/upon something This latest evidence casts serious doubt on his version of events.
- [transitive] cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody/something) to vote for somebody/something
投票 - He refused to cast a vote for either candidate.
他拒绝为任何一名候选人投票。 - How many of the registered voters will actually cast their ballots?
有多少登记选民会实际投票？
- He refused to cast a vote for either candidate.
- [transitive] to choose actors to play the different parts in a film, play, etc.; to choose an actor to play a particular role
分配角色；选派角色 - cast something The play is being cast in both the US and Britain.
目前正在英美两国挑选这部戏剧的演员。 - cast somebody (as somebody) He has cast her as an ambitious lawyer in his latest movie.
他选定她在他最近的一部影片里扮演一名雄心勃勃的律师。
- cast something The play is being cast in both the US and Britain.
- [transitive] to describe or present somebody/yourself in a particular way
把某人描写成；把某人表现为 - cast somebody/yourself as something He cast himself as the innocent victim of a hate campaign.
他把自己说成是无辜的受害者，声誉受到刻意诋毁。 - cast somebody/yourself in something The press were quick to cast her in the role of the ‘other woman’.
新闻界很快把她描述成 “第三者” 的角色。
- cast somebody/yourself as something He cast himself as the innocent victim of a hate campaign.
- [intransitive, transitive] cast (something) to throw one end of a fishing line into a river, etc.
投（钓线）；抛（钓钩） - [transitive] cast somebody/something (literary) to throw somebody/something somewhere, especially using force
扔；掷；抛 - The priceless treasures had been cast into the Nile.
价值连城的珍宝被扔进了尼罗河。 - They cast anchor at nightfall.
他们傍晚抛锚停泊。
- The priceless treasures had been cast into the Nile.
- [transitive] cast something when a snake casts its skin, the skin comes off as part of a natural process
（蛇）蜕（皮） - [transitive] cast something if a horse casts a shoe, the shoe comes off by accident
（马）踢落（蹄铁） - [transitive] cast something (in something) to shape hot liquid metal, etc. by pouring it into a hollow container (called a mould)
浇铸；铸造 - a statue cast in bronze
青铜铸像 - (figurative) an artist cast in the mould of (= very similar to) Miró
风格酷似米罗的一名艺术家
- a statue cast in bronze
a look/glance/smile瞧；瞥；笑
light/a shadow光；影子
doubt怀疑
vote表决
actors演员
describe描写
fishing line钓鱼线
throw投；掷
skin皮
shoe蹄铁
shape metal模铸金属
词源verb senses 1 to 7 and verb senses 10 to 11 Middle English: from Old Norse kasta ‘to cast or throw’. verb senses 8 to 9 mid 17th cent.: a special use of the original meaning of cast,in sense (11) of the verb.
Idioms
cast/run an eye/your eyes over something
- to look at or examine something quickly
用眼光瞥（或扫）；匆匆查看；粗略地看一看 - Could you just run your eyes over this report?
你就粗略地看一下这报告可以吗？ - I cast my eyes around the room but couldn't see any familiar faces.
我环顾整个房间，但看不到任何熟悉的面孔。
- Could you just run your eyes over this report?
cast/shed/throw light on something
- to make a problem, etc. easier to understand
使（问题等）较容易理解 - Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease.
最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因。
- Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease.
cast/shed/throw light on something
- to make a problem, etc. easier to understand
使（问题等）较容易理解 - Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease.
最近的研究让人们进一步了解了导致这种疾病的原因。
- Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease.
cast your mind back (to something)
- to make yourself think about something that happened in the past
回顾；回想 - I want you to cast your minds back to the first time you met.
我要你们回忆初次见面的情景。
- I want you to cast your minds back to the first time you met.
cast your net wide
- to consider a lot of different people, activities, possibilities, etc. when you are looking for something
撒开大网（搜寻时考虑面要宽） - It’s worth casting your net wide when applying for your first job.
申请第一份工作时，你值得撒网。
- It’s worth casting your net wide when applying for your first job.
cast a spell (on somebody/something)
- to use words that are thought to be magic and have the power to change or influence somebody/something
（对…）施魔法，念咒语
the die is cast
- (saying) used to say that an event has happened or a decision has been made that cannot be changed
事已成定局；木已成舟
draw/cast lots (for something/to do something)
- to use a method of choosing somebody/something that involves putting a number folded pieces of paper in a bag, one of them with a mark on it. People then take it in turns to take a piece of paper from the bag and the one who takes the paper with the mark on it is chosen.
使漂流 - They drew lots for the right to go first.
他们拈阄儿决定谁先走。
- They drew lots for the right to go first.
throw/cast caution to the wind(s)
- to stop caring about how dangerous something might be; to start taking risks
不顾危险；鲁莽行事；冒险 - He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child.
他不顾一切，跟着孩子跳入水中。
- He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child.