cast
noun
Definitions of cast noun
performance(表演)
- B2Countable(可数名词)Singular/Plural verb(单复数动词)
The group of actors who perform in a movie, play, or show.
（电影、戏剧或表演的）全体演员
After the final show, the director organized a celebration for the entire cast.
在最后一场演出后，导演为全体演员组织了一场庆祝活动。
The film's success is partly due to the strong supporting cast.
这部电影的成功部分归功于强大的配角阵容。
The production brought together a talented cast of performers.
这次演出汇聚了一群才华横溢的演员。
object(物体)
- Countable(可数名词)
An object formed by pouring a molten substance into a mold and letting it solidify.
铸件；铸造品
The sculpture was created using bronze casts.
这座雕塑是用青铜铸件制作的。
This car part is a high-quality cast.
这个汽车零件是高品质的铸件。
medical(医疗)
- Countable(可数名词)
A protective shell made of plaster used to support and immobilize a broken bone.
石膏模型；石膏绷带
The doctor put a cast on his leg.
医生在他的腿上打了石膏。
She needed physical therapy after the cast was removed.
石膏拆除后，她需要进行物理治疗。
Phrases of cast noun
- in a cast
When a part of your body is in a cast, it means that it is encased in a plaster cast to protect a broken bone while it heals.
打了石膏（保护受伤处）
• He has a leg in a cast after breaking it while skiing.
他在滑雪时摔断了腿，现在腿上打了石膏。
verb
Definitions of cast verb
selection(选择)
- C2Transitive(及物动词)
To select actors to play specific roles in a performance or production.
选派演员饰演（某角色）；为...选派演员
He was often cast in the role of the antagonist.
他经常被选为反派角色。
In her new film, she was cast in a role that was very different from her usual.
在她的新电影中，她被选为一个与以往非常不同的角色。
They often cast the opposing party as the proponents of higher taxation.
他们经常将反对党描绘成高税收的支持者。
light(光)
- C2Transitive(及物动词)Verb + adv/prep(动词+副词/介词)
To project light or shadow in a particular direction.
投射（光线或阴影）；照射
The moonlight cast a gentle light into the room.
月光在房间里投射出柔和的光线。
The tree cast a shadow on his face.
树在他的脸上投下了阴影。
Her arrival cast a pall over the party.
她的到来给派对蒙上了一层阴影。
action(动作)
- Transitive(及物动词)Verb + adv/prep(动词+副词/介词)literary(文学性)
To throw something with force or direction.
投；掷；抛
He cast the bait far out into the river.
他把鱼饵远远地抛入河中。
She cast the stone into the water.
她把石头扔进水里。
The sailor cast the rope towards the dock.
水手把绳子抛向码头。
fishing(钓鱼)
- Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To throw a fishing line or net into the water.
（钓鱼时）抛（线）；撒（网）
He cast his line towards the center of the river.
他把钓线抛向河中央。
The fisherman cast his net into the sea.
渔夫把网撒入海中。
He patiently cast his line, waiting for a fish to bite.
他耐心地抛出钓线，等待鱼儿上钩。
creation(创造)
- Transitive(及物动词)
To create an object by pouring a molten material into a mold.
（用熔化的金属等）浇铸；铸造
They cast a new statue.
他们铸造了一座新雕像。
The bell was cast in bronze.
这口钟是用青铜铸造的。
shedding(脱落)
- Transitive(及物动词)
When a snake sheds or loses its outer layer of skin.
（蛇）脱（皮）
The snake is casting its skin.
蛇正在脱皮。
We found a cast-off snakeskin in the garden.
我们在花园里发现了一张蛇脱下的皮。
Phrases of cast verb
- cast light on something
To provide an explanation or new information that clarifies a situation or problem, making it easier to understand.
阐明；澎清
• This study aims to cast light on the long-neglected issue.
这项研究旨在阐明长期被忽视的问题。
- cast a spell
To use words believed to have magical power, often to influence someone or something.
施魔法；对... 施咒，使着迷
• The old witch cast a spell on the prince, turning him into a frog.
老巫婆对王子施了魔法，把他变成了一只青蛙。
- cast your mind back
to make an effort to remember something from the past
尝试回想；回溯
• If you cast your mind back, you might recall that I never promised to go.
如果你回想一下，你可能会记得我从未承诺要去。
- cast a look, glance, smile, etc.
To direct one's gaze, a smile, or a similar expression in a specified direction.
朝特定方向看、瞥、或微笑等。
• She cast a quick look in the rearview mirror.
她快速瞥了一眼后视镜。
- cast an/your eye over something
To quickly look at or examine something.
快速浏览或查看某事物。
• Could you cast an eye over this report for me?
你可以帮我快速看一下这份报告吗？
- cast doubt/suspicion on someone/something
to cause uncertainty or a lack of trust in someone or something.
令人起疑
• The new evidence casts doubt on the original guilty verdict.
新的证据使人对原先的有罪判决产生怀疑。
- cast aspersions on someone/something
To make critical and often damaging remarks or judgments about someone or something.
诋毁；诽谤
• Despite the overwhelming evidence, he tried to cast aspersions on the witness's testimony.
尽管证据确凿，他还是试图对证人的证词进行负面评价。
- cast a/your vote
To formally register a vote in an election or poll.
投票
• Voters lined up at the polling station, ready to cast their sacred vote.
选民在投票所排队，准备投下他们神圣的一票。
Idioms
- cast pearls before swine
To offer something valuable or of high quality to someone who does not appreciate or understand its worth.
将珍贵或有价值的东西给予不识货或不珍惜的人，如同对牛弹琴。
• Trying to explain the severity of climate change to those who don't care about the environment is like casting pearls before swine.
试图向那些不关心环境的人解释气候变化的严重性，就像对牛弹琴一样。
- cast your net wide
To broaden one's search to include a wide range of people or things.
广泛寻找
• To find the right candidate, they decided to cast their net wide and reach out to professionals from various industries.
为了找到合适的候选人，他们决定扩大搜索范围，接触来自各行各业的专业人士。
- be cast away
to be stranded in a remote place, such as an uninhabited island, usually as a result of surviving a shipwreck.
流落荒岛（遇船难后）
• After days of drifting at sea, they were cast away on a desolate islet.
在海上漂流了几天后，他们被遗弃在一个荒凉的小岛上。
- cast someone adrift
To abandon someone or to leave them without support or assistance.
抛弃某人；使某人失去支持或依靠。
• After the company restructured, many employees found themselves cast adrift and had to find new opportunities.
公司重组后，许多员工发现自己被抛弃，不得不寻找新的机会。
- cast someone/something adrift
To abandon or leave someone or something, such as a small boat, to float uncontrollably on water; to leave without guidance or support.
使（小船或船上的人）在水上漂流，不受控制。
• Due to economic hardship, many fishermen were forced to cast their old boats adrift at sea.
由于经济困难，许多渔民被迫将他们的旧船漂流在海上。
- be cast in the same mould
to have very similar characteristics, personalities, or behaviors as another person; to be very much alike
如出一辙
• The two brothers have almost identical personalities; it's like they were cast in the same mould.
这两兄弟的个性几乎一模一样，就好像他们是同一个模子刻出来的。
Phrasal Verbs of cast
- cast off
When a boat casts off, it departs from the shore.
（船）解缆并启航
• The crew is ready to cast off at dawn.
船员准备在黎明时解缆启航。
- cast around
to search for something by examining different possibilities
到处寻找
• While looking for a job, he cast around for various opportunities.
在找工作的时候，他到处寻找各种机会。
- cast on
to begin a knitting project by creating initial loops of yarn.
（编织）起针
• Before starting to knit the scarf, I need to cast on. It's called casting on.
在开始编织围巾之前，我需要起针。这叫做起针。
- cast someone/something aside/away/off
to discard someone or something
丢弃；摆脱；将…抛在一边
• They decided to cast aside the outdated technologies.
他们决定抛弃过时的技术。
- cast someone/something out
to remove someone or something, often in a forceful manner
将…驱逐；排除
• At the meeting, they decided to cast out the unnecessary content to focus on discussing important issues.
在会议上，他们决定排除不必要的内容，集中讨论重要议题。