| 词组 | cast |
| 释义 | cast verb► cast an eyeballto look. Teen slang US, 1958.► cast the runesin computing, to operate a program that will not work for anyone else US, 1991cast around/about for 1. cast around/about/round for sth to try to think of something to do or say, especially when this is difficult and you need to think of something quickly: "Where's your homework, Jackie?" Jackie cast around for an excuse. He cleared his throat, casting about for something to say.2. cast around/about/round for sb/sth to try to find someone or something, especially when this is difficult: Meanwhile the bank has been casting around for a new chief executive. Miles suddenly felt faint, and cast around for a chair. cast aside 1. cast aside sb/sth • cast sb/sth aside formal to get rid of someone or something because you do not like them or need them any more: When Henry became King, he cast aside his former friends. Casting aside his military ambitions, Von Langen now launched himself on a political career.2. cast aside sth • cast sth aside formal to get rid of negative feelings: Peace campaigners hope that one day Catholics and Protestants will cast aside centuries of hostility, and live together in peace. Every year thousands of northern Europeans cast their inhibitions aside, and head for Greece's nudist beaches.■ SIMILAR TO: cast off be cast away be cast away to be left on an island where there are no other people, because your ship has sunk: If you were cast away on a desert island, do you think you'd be able to survive?castaway n C someone who has been left on an island where there are no other people, because their ship has sunk: In stories the castaway always puts a message in a bottle and throws it out to sea. cast back cast your mind back to try to remember something that happened in the past+ to If you cast your mind back to your school chemistry lessons, you may recall that a "catalyst" is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction. cast down 1. be cast down formal to be sad and upset because something bad has happened: Churchill was obviously cast down by the new of this defeat. "What is the matter?" asked Betty anxiously. She couldn't remember ever seeing Lydia so miserable and cast down.downcast adj sad and upset because something bad has happened: the sad, downcast faces of disappointed men2. cast your eyes/a glance down formal to look down, especially because you are shy or ashamed: Diana cast her eyes down demurely and started blushing. She cast a glance down at the table to avoid his stare.3. cast down sth • cast sth down old-fashioned, formal to destroy something completely: All across the continent, earthquakes cast down the cities and levelled the mountains. 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 asidecast-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 cast on cast on • cast on sth • cast sth on to start something that you are knitting by making the first stitches on the needle. When you knit, you make something out of wool using two long needles.: Cast on and knit a few rows of stocking stitch in your main yarn. ► compare cast off cast out 1. cast out sb • cast sb out formal to force someone to leave a place, especially the place where they live, because you disapprove of them or something they have done: He had been cast out by his family when they discovered that he was gay.+of Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden after eating the forbidden fruit.outcast n C someone who is not accepted by the other people in their society: In these health-conscious times, smokers are often treated like social outcasts.2. cast out sth • cast sth out literary to force something to go away or disappear: Jesus had the power to heal diseases and cast out demons. cast round BrE ► see cast around cast up cast up sth • cast sth up usually passive especially BrE if the sea casts something up, it brings it to the shore: The body was cast up a few miles down the coast.+on a beautiful shell that had been cast up on the shore■ SIMILAR TO: wash up cast/shed/throw light on To provide information about or clarify (something).
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