cast

n. 演员阵容, 投掷, 铸件, 预测, 特性
vt. 投, 掷, 抛, 脱落, 铸, 使弯曲, 计算
vi. 投, 计算, 浇铸成型
【化】 铸塑
【医】 管型, 圆柱, 模型
相关词组:
cast one's lot with
cast into the shade
cast loose
cast off
cast on
cast sth behind one's back
cast sth in sb's teeth
cast up
cast doubt on
cast a spell on sb
cast about
cast aside
cast away
cast back
cast down

动词过去式:cast 过去分词:cast 现在分词:casting 第三人称单数:casts 

cast

v.（动词）
cast,cast.ing,casts
v.tr.（及物动词）


To throw (something, especially something light):
投，抛（东西，尤其是轻的东西）：
例句：
The angler cast the line.
垂钓者把钓线抛了出去

To throw with force; hurl:
用力抛；猛掷：
例句：
waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore.See Synonyms at throw
把浮木远远地抛到岸上的波浪参见 throw

To shed; molt.
脱落；蜕皮
To throw forth; drop:
向前抛；掉下：
例句：
cast anchor.
抛锚

To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.
摔到地上，如在摔角中
To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).
存放或指示（一张投票或选票）
To turn or direct:
转向或引向：
例句：
All eyes were cast upon the speaker.
所有目光皆投注在说话者身上

To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction, as if by throwing:
使落在…，投射：使掉到某物上面或上方或者朝某一方向掉落，似乎是通过抛掷：
例句：
candles casting light; cast aspersions on my character; findings that cast doubt on our hypothesis.
发出光亮的蜡烛；对我的人格进行排谤；对我们的假说产生疑问的发现

To bestow; confer:
赋予；授予：
例句：
.The government I cast upon my brother.(Shakespeare)
.我把统治权给予我弟弟.(莎士比亚)



To roll or throw (dice, for example).
滚动或投掷（如骰子）
To draw (lots).
抓（阄），抽（签）
To give birth to prematurely:
早产：
例句：
The cow cast a calf.
母牛早产下一头小牛

To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
散开搜寻：使（猎狗）散开并且去搜寻一种失落的气味


To choose actors for (a play, for example).
为（如一出戏）选派演员
To assign a certain role to (an actor):
指定扮演：把某一个角色分派给（一个演员）：
例句：
cast her as the lead.
指定由她主演

To assign an actor to (a part):
指定角色：选派某个演员扮演（一个角色）：
例句：
cast each role carefully.
仔细安排每一个角色

To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.
铸造：通过把（如金属熔液）注入一个模具，使它具有一个特殊形状
To give a form to; arrange:
给…赋予形式；安排：
例句：
decided to cast the book in three parts.
决定把这本书安排成三部分

To contrive; devise:
设计；修订：
例句：
cast a plan.
制定一项计划

To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).
计算：估算或计算；把（一栏数字）加起来
To calculate astrologically:
占星，算命：做占星术方面的计算：
例句：
cast my horoscope.
占我的星相

To warp; twist:
使歪；使弯曲：
例句：
floorboards cast by age.
年久已弯曲的地板

Nautical To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.
【航海】 转向：把（轮船）转向；变到相反的航向
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.
丢，抛，垂钓：抛东西，尤指抛出钓竿末端的诱饵
To add a column of figures; make calculations.
加，计算：把一栏数字加起来；进行运算
To make a conjecture or a forecast.
进行估计或者预测
To receive form or shape in a mold.
铸造：在一个模具中获得形式或者形状
To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.
追踪失去的线索：在打猎中用猎狗搜寻一种失落的气味
Nautical
【航海】
To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
转至下风，向下风：从以前的航向转向下风处；偏向下风
To put about; tack.
转向；抢风转向
To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
派定演员：为一部话剧、电影或其他戏剧表演中的角色选择演员
Obsolete To estimate; conjecture.
【废语】 估计；猜测
n.（名词）


The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
扔，掷：掷或者抛的动作或例子
The distance thrown.
投掷的距离


A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.
撒网：把钓线或网投入水中
The line or net thrown.
投入的钓线或网


A throw of dice.
掷骰子
The number thrown.
所掷的数目
A stroke of fortune or fate; lot.
运气；命运


A direction or expression of the eyes.
眼睛的方向或表情
A slight squint.
轻微的斜视
Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.
抛弃物，脱落物：抛弃、丢弃的东西，如脱落的皮肤
The addition of a column of figures; calculation.
相加：一栏数字的相加；计算
A conjecture; a forecast.
猜测；预测


The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
铸入：把熔化的物质注入一个模具的动作
The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
铸入量：一次操作所注入的熔化物的数量
Something formed by this means:
铸件：通过这种方式制成的东西：
例句：
The sculpture was a bronze cast.
这个雕塑是青铜铸成的

An impression formed in a mold or matrix; a mold:
模型，模子：在一个模具或印模中形成的印记；模具：
例句：
a cast of her face made in plaster.
用石膏做出她的脸部模型

A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation.Also called plaster cast
敷料，石膏模：一个僵直的敷料，通常由纱布和熟石膏制成，用来固定一个由于骨折或脱臼而受伤的身体部位也作 plaster cast
The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement:
造型，特征：某物制作或结构的形式；安排：
例句：
the close-set cast of her features.
她的十分紧凑的五官

Outward form or look; appearance:
外貌：外在的形式或表情；外表：
例句：
a suit of stylish cast.
一套样式讲究的西服

Sort; type:
种类；类别：
例句：
fancied himself to be of a macho cast.
想象他自己是一个强壮男子

An inclination; tendency:
倾向；趋向：
例句：
her thoughtful cast of mind.
她心思缜密

The actors in a theatrical presentation.
戏剧演员
A slight trace of color; a tinge.
色调：轻微的一抹颜色；色调
A distortion of shape.
变形：形状的扭曲
The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.
猎狗在打猎时搜寻气味
A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time.See Synonyms at flock
养猎鹰者一次放飞的一对鹰参见 flock

<常用词组>cast about
To make a search; look:
搜寻；寻觅：
例句：
had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.
为了找一个好的露营地，不得不寻觅一个小时

To devise means; contrive:
想方设法；计划：
例句：
cast about for new ways to proceed.
尽力找到进行下去的新方法

cast around
To search about:
寻找：
例句：
cast around for solutions to the problem.
寻找解决问题的办法

cast off
To discard; reject:
抛弃；拒绝：
例句：
cast off old clothing.
扔掉旧衣服

To let go; set loose:
释放；使自由：
例句：
cast off a boat; cast off a line.
解开船；放开钓线

To make the last row of stitches in knitting.
收针，织好：在编织中织最后一排针脚
Printing To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.
【印刷术】 估计排版的空间：估计一篇手稿排版时所占的篇幅
cast on
To make the first row of stitches in knitting.
编织时起针
cast out
To drive out by force; expel.
以武力赶开；驱逐
<习惯用语>cast (one`s) lot with
To join or side with for better or worse.
同甘共苦：加入或共担更好或更坏的情景
来源：
Middle English casten
中古英语 casten
from Old Norse kasta
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 kasta