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cast AHD[kăst] D.J.[kæst]K.K.[kæst]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）：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：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：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：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：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："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：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）：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）：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：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：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：cast my horoscope.占我的星相
- To warp; twist:使歪；使弯曲：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：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：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：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：a suit of stylish cast.一套样式讲究的西服
- Sort; type:种类；类别：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：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 1养猎鹰者一次放飞的一对鹰 参见 flock1
cast about - To make a search; look:搜寻；寻觅：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：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：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：cast off old clothing.扔掉旧衣服
- To let go; set loose:释放；使自由：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
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
- Middle English casten 中古英语 casten
- from Old Norse kasta 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 kasta
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