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单词 cast off
释义

cast off

phrasal verb
Other entries for this word
cast-off noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theycast off
he/she/itcasts off
present participlecasting off
past tensecast off
past participlecast off
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    transitive to get rid of someone or something

    It took many years for Chicago to cast off its reputation as the home of violent gangsters.

    Synonyms and related words
    To get rid of something or someone
    replace
    throw away
    shed
    Synonyms and related words
    To end a friendship or relationship
    defriend
    unfriend
    break off
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive to untie the rope fastening your boat to the land so that you can sail away
    Synonyms and related words
    Sailing and boating
    a bad/good sailor
    the Admiral’s Cup
    ahoy
    1. 2a
      intransitive if a boat casts off, it is untied and moves away from the land
      Synonyms and related words
      What ships and boats do
      capsize
      cast off
      come about
  3. 3
    intransitive/transitive to finish a piece of knitting by removing the stitches from the needle and making a tidy edge
    Synonyms and related words
    Knitting and crochet
    cable stitch
    cast off
    cast on

cast off

phrasal verb
Other entries for this word
cast-off noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theycast off
he/she/itcasts off
present participlecasting off
past tensecast off
past participlecast off
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    transitive to get rid of someone or something

    It took many years for Chicago to cast off its reputation as the home of violent gangsters.

    Synonyms and related words
    To get rid of something or someone
    replace
    throw away
    shed
    Synonyms and related words
    To end a friendship or relationship
    defriend
    unfriend
    break off
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive to untie the rope fastening your boat to the land so that you can sail away
    Synonyms and related words
    Sailing and boating
    a bad/good sailor
    the Admiral’s Cup
    ahoy
    1. 2a
      intransitive if a boat casts off, it is untied and moves away from the land
      Synonyms and related words
      What ships and boats do
      capsize
      cast off
      come about
  3. 3
    intransitive/transitive to finish a piece of knitting by removing the stitches from the needle and making a neat edge
    Synonyms and related words
    Knitting and crochet
    cable stitch
    cast off
    cast on
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