cast

单词音标

cast音标[kɑ:st, kæst]

汉语翻译

n. 演员阵容, 投掷, 铸件, 预测, 特性

vt. 投, 掷, 抛, 脱落, 铸, 使弯曲, 计算

vi. 投, 计算, 浇铸成型

【化】 铸塑

【医】 管型, 圆柱, 模型

相关词组:

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

词型变化

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

词意辨析

throw, cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, toss

这些动词均有“抛、投、掷”之意。

throw: 普通用词，使用广泛，仅指用力抛掷，不涉及动作方式或感情色彩。

cast: 常可与throw互换，指迅速扔出一个重量较轻的物体。

fling: 指用力投掷，或因感情激动而粗暴地或漫无目的地扔东西。

heave: 指把重物举起后扔出。

hurl: 通常指用力投掷，动作迅猛，所投掷的距离也较远。

pitch: 指随意地、轻轻地掷或扔，侧重方向性和有明确的目标。

toss: 指无什么目的地、轻轻地、随意地掷或扔，所扔掷的东西一般都比较轻。

英语解释

名词 cast:

the actors in a play

同义词：cast of characters, dramatis personae

container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

同义词：mold, mould

the distinctive form in which a thing is made

同义词：mold, stamp

the visual appearance of something or someone

同义词：form, shape

bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

同义词：plaster cast, plaster bandage

object formed by a mold

同义词：casting

the act of throwing dice

同义词：roll

the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

同义词：casting

a violent throw

同义词：hurl

动词 cast:

put or send forth

同义词：project, contrive, throw

deposit

select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet

throw forcefully

同义词：hurl, hurtle

assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

同义词：roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond

form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

同义词：mold, mould

get rid of

同义词：shed, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop

choose at random

同义词：draw

formulate in a particular style or language

同义词：frame, redact, put, couch

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

同义词：vomit, vomit up, purge, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

形容词 cast:

(of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold

例句

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。

详细解释

cast

v.（动词）

cast,cast.ing,casts

v.tr.（及物动词）

To throw (something, especially something light):

投，抛（东西，尤其是轻的东西）：

例句：

The angler cast the line.

垂钓者把钓线抛了出去

To throw with force; hurl:

用力抛；猛掷：

例句：

waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore.See Synonyms at throw

把浮木远远地抛到岸上的波浪参见 throw

To shed; molt.

脱落；蜕皮

To throw forth; drop:

向前抛；掉下：

例句：

cast anchor.

抛锚

To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.

摔到地上，如在摔角中

To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).

存放或指示（一张投票或选票）

To turn or direct:

转向或引向：

例句：

All eyes were cast upon the speaker.

所有目光皆投注在说话者身上

To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction, as if by throwing:

使落在…，投射：使掉到某物上面或上方或者朝某一方向掉落，似乎是通过抛掷：

例句：

candles casting light; cast aspersions on my character; findings that cast doubt on our hypothesis.

发出光亮的蜡烛；对我的人格进行排谤；对我们的假说产生疑问的发现

To bestow; confer:

赋予；授予：

例句：

.The government I cast upon my brother.(Shakespeare)

.我把统治权给予我弟弟.(莎士比亚)

To roll or throw (dice, for example).

滚动或投掷（如骰子）

To draw (lots).

抓（阄），抽（签）

To give birth to prematurely:

早产：

例句：

The cow cast a calf.

母牛早产下一头小牛

To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.

散开搜寻：使（猎狗）散开并且去搜寻一种失落的气味

To choose actors for (a play, for example).

为（如一出戏）选派演员

To assign a certain role to (an actor):

指定扮演：把某一个角色分派给（一个演员）：

例句：

cast her as the lead.

指定由她主演

To assign an actor to (a part):

指定角色：选派某个演员扮演（一个角色）：

例句：

cast each role carefully.

仔细安排每一个角色

To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.

铸造：通过把（如金属熔液）注入一个模具，使它具有一个特殊形状

To give a form to; arrange:

给…赋予形式；安排：

例句：

decided to cast the book in three parts.

决定把这本书安排成三部分

To contrive; devise:

设计；修订：

例句：

cast a plan.

制定一项计划

To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).

计算：估算或计算；把（一栏数字）加起来

To calculate astrologically:

占星，算命：做占星术方面的计算：

例句：

cast my horoscope.

占我的星相

To warp; twist:

使歪；使弯曲：

例句：

floorboards cast by age.

年久已弯曲的地板

Nautical To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.

【航海】 转向：把（轮船）转向；变到相反的航向

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.

丢，抛，垂钓：抛东西，尤指抛出钓竿末端的诱饵

To add a column of figures; make calculations.

加，计算：把一栏数字加起来；进行运算

To make a conjecture or a forecast.

进行估计或者预测

To receive form or shape in a mold.

铸造：在一个模具中获得形式或者形状

To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.

追踪失去的线索：在打猎中用猎狗搜寻一种失落的气味

Nautical

【航海】

To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.

转至下风，向下风：从以前的航向转向下风处；偏向下风

To put about; tack.

转向；抢风转向

To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.

派定演员：为一部话剧、电影或其他戏剧表演中的角色选择演员

Obsolete To estimate; conjecture.

【废语】 估计；猜测

n.（名词）

The act or an instance of casting or throwing.

扔，掷：掷或者抛的动作或例子

The distance thrown.

投掷的距离

A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.

撒网：把钓线或网投入水中

The line or net thrown.

投入的钓线或网

A throw of dice.

掷骰子

The number thrown.

所掷的数目

A stroke of fortune or fate; lot.

运气；命运

A direction or expression of the eyes.

眼睛的方向或表情

A slight squint.

轻微的斜视

Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.

抛弃物，脱落物：抛弃、丢弃的东西，如脱落的皮肤

The addition of a column of figures; calculation.

相加：一栏数字的相加；计算

A conjecture; a forecast.

猜测；预测

The act of pouring molten material into a mold.

铸入：把熔化的物质注入一个模具的动作

The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.

铸入量：一次操作所注入的熔化物的数量

Something formed by this means:

铸件：通过这种方式制成的东西：

例句：

The sculpture was a bronze cast.

这个雕塑是青铜铸成的

An impression formed in a mold or matrix; a mold:

模型，模子：在一个模具或印模中形成的印记；模具：

例句：

a cast of her face made in plaster.

用石膏做出她的脸部模型

A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation.Also called plaster cast

敷料，石膏模：一个僵直的敷料，通常由纱布和熟石膏制成，用来固定一个由于骨折或脱臼而受伤的身体部位也作 plaster cast

The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement:

造型，特征：某物制作或结构的形式；安排：

例句：

the close-set cast of her features.

她的十分紧凑的五官

Outward form or look; appearance:

外貌：外在的形式或表情；外表：

例句：

a suit of stylish cast.

一套样式讲究的西服

Sort; type:

种类；类别：

例句：

fancied himself to be of a macho cast.

想象他自己是一个强壮男子

An inclination; tendency:

倾向；趋向：

例句：

her thoughtful cast of mind.

她心思缜密

The actors in a theatrical presentation.

戏剧演员

A slight trace of color; a tinge.

色调：轻微的一抹颜色；色调

A distortion of shape.

变形：形状的扭曲

The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.

猎狗在打猎时搜寻气味

A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time.See Synonyms at flock

养猎鹰者一次放飞的一对鹰参见 flock

<常用词组>cast about

To make a search; look:

搜寻；寻觅：

例句：

had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.

为了找一个好的露营地，不得不寻觅一个小时

To devise means; contrive:

想方设法；计划：

例句：

cast about for new ways to proceed.

尽力找到进行下去的新方法

cast around

To search about:

寻找：

例句：

cast around for solutions to the problem.

寻找解决问题的办法

cast off

To discard; reject:

抛弃；拒绝：

例句：

cast off old clothing.

扔掉旧衣服

To let go; set loose:

释放；使自由：

例句：

cast off a boat; cast off a line.

解开船；放开钓线

To make the last row of stitches in knitting.

收针，织好：在编织中织*后一排针脚

Printing To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.

【印刷术】 估计排版的空间：估计一篇手稿排版时所占的篇幅

cast on

To make the first row of stitches in knitting.

编织时起针

cast out

To drive out by force; expel.

以武力赶开；驱逐

<习惯用语>cast (one`s) lot with

To join or side with for better or worse.

同甘共苦：加入或共担更好或更坏的情景

来源：

Middle English casten

中古英语 casten

from Old Norse kasta

源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 kasta