Definition
To abandon someone or to leave them without support or assistance.
拋棄某人；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.
公司重組後，許多員工發現自己被拋棄，不得不尋找新的機會。
When the scandal broke, his political allies quickly distanced themselves, effectively casting him adrift to face the consequences alone.
當醜聞爆發時，他的政治盟友迅速疏遠了他，實際上讓他獨自面對後果。
With the funding cuts, the research project was cast adrift, and the researchers lost their support.
由於資金削減，研究項目被拋棄，研究人員失去了支持。