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cast BrE /kɑːst/
NAmE /kæst/► SEE ALLcast/run an eye/your eyes over sthcast your mind back to sthcast pearls before swinethe die is castcast/shed/throw (new) light on sthcast/draw lots (for sth/to do sth)cast/spread your net widecast/draw/throw a veil over sth
●cast/run an ˈeye/your ˈeyes over sthlook at or examine sth quickly 瞟一眼；扫一眼；粗略地看一下◆‘This looks great,’ he said, casting an eye around the room.
“这个看起来不错。”他环视了一下房间说。◆Could you just run your eyes over this report for me?
你能帮我看一眼这份报告吗？●cast your ˈmind back to sththink about sth in the past 回顾；回想◆Cast your mind back to when you were a child.
回顾一下你的童年。●cast ˌpearls before ˈswine (saying) give or offer valuable things to people who do not understand their value 把珍贵的东西送给不识货者；明珠暗投◆She decided not to buy the most expensive wine for dinner, thinking that would be casting pearls before swine.
她决定宴请时不买最贵的酒，心想反正他们也不识货。 ORIGIN This expression comes from the Bible. Swine are pigs. 这个表达法源于《圣经》，swine 意为“猪”。●the die is ˈcast (saying) a decision has been made, or a risk has been taken, and the situation cannot now be changed 事已定局；木已成舟◆Once he’d signed the papers, he knew the die had been cast and there was no turning back.他知道自己一旦签署了文件，事情就已成定局，再也无法改变了。 ORIGIN This phrase is associated with Julius Caesar who was reported to have said this when he took his army across the river Rubicon (see the note at cross the Rubicon). It’s basic meaning is ‘the dice has been thrown’. 这个短语与尤利乌斯 ∙ 恺撒有关。据称，恺撒率领军队渡过鲁比肯河（见 cross the Rubicon 处的注解）时曾说过此话。它的本义是 the dice has been thrown （骰子已被掷出）。●cast/shed/throw (new) ˈlight on sthmake a problem, etc. easier to understand 阐明；使人了解◆This book sheds new light on the role of the CIA.这本书使人们对中央情报局的角色有了进一步的了解。◆‘Can you throw any light on the matter?’“你能否解释一下这个问题？”●cast/draw ˈlots (for sth/to do sth)decide who is going to do sth by using a method in which each person takes a piece of paper or a stick and the person who has the paper with a special mark on or the shortest stick is chosen 抽签（选定）；抓阄（决定）◆They drew lots to see who should speak to the parents.他们抓阄决定由谁去向父母亲说。●cast/spread your net ˈwideconsider a wide range of possibilities or cover a large area, especially to try to find sb/sth 考虑到多种可能；扩大搜寻范围；广撒网（寻找）◆Unless we spread our net a bit wider, this company will never get enough business.如果我们不扩大公司的业务范围，业务量就不够。●cast/draw/throw a ˈveil over sth (written) say nothing or no more about something unpleasant 避而不谈（不愉快的事）；回避◆It is kinder to draw a veil over some of his later movies.最好还是避免谈及他后期的一些电影。 |