| 词组 | cast off |
| 释义 | cast off 1. cast off sth • cast sth off formal to get rid of something because you do not need it any more, or because it is stopping you from making progress: ▪ It was time to grow up, time to cast off childish things. ▪ Under colonial rule, the people had been encouraged to cast off their old traditions and adopt a western lifestyle. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cast aside cast-offs n plural clothes that you do not wear any more and give to someone else: ▪ When I was a kid I always had to wear my older brother's cast-offs. 2. cast off to untie the rope that fastens your boat to the shore, so that you can sail away: ▪ It was perfect sailing weather. We cast off from San Diego and set sail for the Philippine Islands. 3. cast off • cast off sth • cast sth off to finish something you have been knitting by taking the last stitches off the needle in a way that stops it from coming undone. When you knit, you make something out of wool using two long needles.: ▪ Knit three rows in plain knitting. Cast off all stitches. Cut off wool. ► compare ↑cast on |
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