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castnoun

uk/kɑːst/us/kæst/

cast noun (ACTORS)

B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] the actors in a film, play, or show:

After the final performance the director threw a party for the cast.

Part of the movie's success lies in the strength of the supporting cast (= the actors who were not playing the main parts).

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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts

bill
billing
bit part
cameo
casting couch
dame
dialogue
dramatis personae
dramatize
opposite
pantomime horse
principal boy
role
script
scripted
scriptwriter
supporting
theatre
walk-on part
write sb out of sth

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cast noun (SHAPE)

[ C ] an object made by pouring hot liquid into a container and leaving it to become solid

[ C ] a plaster cast

in a cast UK also in plaster

If a part of your body is in a cast, it has a plaster cast around it to protect it while a broken bone repairs itself:

My leg was in a cast for about six weeks.

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Models & moulds

die
diorama
mock
mock sth up
mock-up
model
mould
precast
scale
section
wireframe

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Medical dressings, supports & devices

castverb

uk/kɑːst/us/kæst/cast, cast

cast verb (ACTORS)

C2 [ T ] to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film, or show:

He was often cast as the villain.

In her latest movie she was cast against type (= played a different character than the one she usually played or might be expected to play).

figurative They like to cast the opposing political party as (= to say that they are) the party of high taxes.

See also

typecast

More examples

They cast a group of schoolchildren in the roles.
He always seemed to be cast as the villain.
The cast all lined up on stage to take their bow.
His latest movie featured an all-star cast.
It's one of those old Hollywood epics with a cast of thousands.
The cast were in overdrive, rehearsing for the first performance.
The movie's all-star cast should give it a lot of pull.

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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts

bill
billing
bit part
cameo
casting couch
dame
dialogue
dramatis personae
dramatize
opposite
pantomime horse
principal boy
role
script
scripted
scriptwriter
supporting
theatre
walk-on part
write sb out of sth

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cast verb (LIGHT)

C2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] to send light or shadow (= an area of darkness) in a particular direction:

The moon cast a white light into the room.

The tree cast a shadow over/on his face.

figurative Her arrival cast a shadow over/on the party (= made it less pleasant).

cast light on sth

to provide an explanation for a situation or problem, or information that makes it easier to understand:

The discovery of the dinosaur skeleton has cast light on why they became extinct.

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Giving out light

alight
blink
brighten
burn
burnish
catch
dazzle
flicker
gild
glance
glow
illuminate
light
redshift
reflected ray
shiny
sparkly
strobe
trick
UV

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Defining & explaining

cast verb (LOOK)

cast a look, glance, smile, etc.

to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction:

She cast a quick look in the rear mirror.

cast an/your eye over sth

to look quickly at something:

Could you cast an eye over this report for me?

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Using the eyes

before your very eyes idiom
beheld
bore
breathe
come to sb's attention/notice idiom
dart
eye
feast
gawk
get a load of that! idiom
get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
look-see
observational
out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
passer-by
rest
sneak
squint
visual

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cast verb (THROW)

[ T + adv/prep ] literary to throw something:

The knight cast the sword far out into the lake.

[ I or T ] (in fishing) to throw something, such as a line, into the water to catch fish with:

He cast the line to the middle of the river.

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Throwing

chuck
fling
heave
hurl
overhand
peg
pelt
pitch
precipitate
project
projectile
sling
slung
stone
throw
throw-in
thrown
toss
underarm
underhand

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Hunting & fishing

cast verb (DOUBT)

cast doubt/suspicion on sb/sth

C2 to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in something or someone:

New evidence has cast doubt on the guilty verdict.

cast aspersions on sb/sth formal

to criticize or make damaging remarks or judgments about someone or something:

His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism.

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Damaging reputation

besmirch
black mark
blacken
blot
blot your copybook idiom
calumniate
dog
drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
give a dog a bad name idiom
hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
impugn
poison
scurrilous
show someone in a bad light idiom
slander
smear
stab
stain
sully
taint

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cast verb (REMEMBER)

cast your mind back

C2 to try to remember:

If you cast your mind back, you might recall that I never promised to go.

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Remembering, reminding and reminders

a blast from the past idiom
aide-mémoire
be engraved on sb's memory/mind idiom
be etched on/in sb's memory idiom
be your epitaph idiom
echo
imprint
indelible
jog sb's memory idiom
keepsake
let's see idiom
pat
recall
retrospect
ring a bell idiom
shade
souvenir
stamped on sb's memory idiom
stick in sb's mind/head/memory idiom
take sb back

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cast verb (VOTE)

cast a/your vote

C2 to vote:

All the votes in the election have now been cast and the counting has begun.

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Elections

absentee ballot
absentee vote
absolute majority
abstain
abstention
first-past-the-post
franchise
general election
gerrymandering
go to the country idiom
landslide
nominate
rigging
running mate
safe
scrutineer
secret ballot
show of hands
stump
vote of confidence

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cast verb (SHAPE)

[ T ] to make an object by pouring hot liquid, such as melted metal, into a shaped container where it becomes hard

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Industrial processing

can 1
desalinate
desalination
die-cast
extract
fluoridate
mint
mould
nurdles
plastic
preserve
process
raw material
refine
refinement
reprocess
smelt 1
tan
treat
work

cast verb (MAGIC)

cast a spell

C2 to use words thought to be magic, especially in order to have an effect on someone:

The old woman cast a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog.

figurative When I was 17, jazz cast its spell on me (= I started to like it very much).

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Magic

abracadabra
alchemy
bewitch
black magic
chalice
conjure
curse
escapology
evil
hex
hoodoo
incantation
magic word
magical
potion
sleight of hand
sorcery
the evil eye idiom
witchcraft
wizardry

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cast verb (SKIN)

[ T ] If a snake casts its skin, the outer layer of old skin comes off its body.

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Removing and getting rid of things

abandon
banish
be scattered to the four winds idiom
bin
cast sb/sth aside/away/off
flay
fling sth/sb out
flush
flush sth out
fly-tipping
free sb from/of sth
pension
scrap
shuffle
throw sth away/out
throw the baby out with the bathwater idiom
toss sth aside
toss sth out
turf sth out
weed

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Idiom(s)

cast sb adrift

cast sb/sth adrift

be cast away

be cast in the same mould

cast your net wide

cast pearls before swine

Phrasal verb(s)

cast around

cast sb/sth aside/away/off

cast off

cast on

cast sb/sth out

单词	cast
释义	Contents noun (2) cast (ACTORS) cast (SHAPE) verb (10) cast (ACTORS) cast (LIGHT) cast (LOOK) cast (THROW) cast (DOUBT) cast (REMEMBER) cast (VOTE) cast (SHAPE) cast (MAGIC) cast (SKIN) Contents verb (4) cast (CAUSE TO APPEAR) cast (CHOOSE ACTORS) cast (SHAPE) cast (VOTE) noun (3) cast (COVERING) cast (CHOSEN ACTORS) cast (SHAPE) English American Business castnoun uk/kɑːst/us/kæst/ cast noun (ACTORS) B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] the actors in a film, play, or show: After the final performance the director threw a party for the cast. Part of the movie's success lies in the strength of the supporting cast (= the actors who were not playing the main parts). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts bill billing bit part cameo casting couch dame dialogue dramatis personae dramatize opposite pantomime horse principal boy role script scripted scriptwriter supporting theatre walk-on part write sb out of sth See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema & theatre: actors & performers cast noun (SHAPE) [ C ] an object made by pouring hot liquid into a container and leaving it to become solid [ C ] a plaster cast in a cast UK also in plaster If a part of your body is in a cast, it has a plaster cast around it to protect it while a broken bone repairs itself: My leg was in a cast for about six weeks. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Models & moulds die diorama mock *mock sth* up mock-up model mould precast scale section wireframe You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Medical dressings, supports & devices castverb uk/kɑːst/us/kæst/cast, cast cast verb (ACTORS) C2 [ T ] to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film, or show: He was often cast as the villain. In her latest movie she was cast against type (= played a different character than the one she usually played or might be expected to play). figurative They like to cast the opposing political party as (= to say that they are) the party of high taxes. See also typecast More examples They cast a group of schoolchildren in the roles. He always seemed to be cast as the villain. The cast all lined up on stage to take their bow. His latest movie featured an all-star cast. It's one of those old Hollywood epics with a cast of thousands. The cast were in overdrive, rehearsing for the first performance. The movie's all-star cast should give it a lot of pull. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts bill billing bit part cameo casting couch dame dialogue dramatis personae dramatize opposite pantomime horse principal boy role script scripted scriptwriter supporting theatre walk-on part** write sb out of sth See more results » cast verb (LIGHT) C2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] to send light or shadow (= an area of darkness) in a particular direction: The moon cast a white light into the room. The tree cast a shadow over/on his face. figurative Her arrival cast a shadow over/on the party (= made it less pleasant). cast light on sth to provide an explanation for a situation or problem, or information that makes it easier to understand: The discovery of the dinosaur skeleton has cast light on why they became extinct. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Giving out light alight blink brighten burn burnish catch dazzle flicker gild glance glow illuminate light redshift reflected ray shiny sparkly strobe trick UV See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Defining & explaining cast verb (LOOK) cast a look, glance, smile, etc. to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction: She cast a quick look in the rear mirror. cast an/your eye over sth to look quickly at something: Could you cast an eye over this report for me? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Using the eyes *before your* very eyes idiom beheld bore breathe come to sb's attention/notice idiom dart eye feast gawk get a load of that! idiom get him, her, you, etc.!** idiom keep tabs on sth/sb idiom look-see observational *out of/from the corner of your* eye idiom passer-by rest sneak squint visual See more results » cast verb (THROW) [ T + adv/prep ] literary to throw something: The knight cast the sword far out into the lake. [ I or T ] (in fishing) to throw something, such as a line, into the water to catch fish with: He cast the line to the middle of the river. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Throwing chuck fling heave hurl overhand peg pelt pitch precipitate project projectile sling slung stone throw throw-in thrown toss underarm underhand See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hunting & fishing cast verb (DOUBT) cast doubt/suspicion on sb/sth C2 to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in something or someone: New evidence has cast doubt on the guilty verdict. cast aspersions on sb/sth formal to criticize or make damaging remarks or judgments about someone or something: His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Damaging reputation besmirch black mark blacken blot blot your copybook idiom calumniate dog drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom give a dog a bad name idiom hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom impugn poison scurrilous show someone in a bad light idiom slander smear stab stain sully taint See more results » cast verb (REMEMBER) cast your mind back C2 to try to remember: If you cast your mind back, you might recall that I never promised to go. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Remembering, reminding and reminders a blast from the past idiom aide-mémoire be engraved on sb's memory/mind idiom be etched on/in sb's memory idiom be your epitaph idiom echo imprint indelible jog sb's memory idiom keepsake let's see idiom pat recall retrospect ring a bell idiom shade souvenir stamped on sb's memory idiom stick in sb's mind/head/memory idiom take sb back See more results » cast verb (VOTE) cast a/your vote C2 to vote: All the votes in the election have now been cast and the counting has begun. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Elections absentee ballot absentee vote absolute majority abstain abstention first-past-the-post franchise general election gerrymandering go to the country idiom landslide nominate rigging running mate safe scrutineer secret ballot show of hands stump vote of confidence See more results » cast verb (SHAPE) [ T ] to make an object by pouring hot liquid, such as melted metal, into a shaped container where it becomes hard Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Industrial processing can 1 desalinate desalination die-cast extract fluoridate mint mould nurdles plastic preserve process raw material refine refinement reprocess smelt 1 tan treat work cast verb (MAGIC) cast a spell C2 to use words thought to be magic, especially in order to have an effect on someone: The old woman cast a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog. figurative When I was 17, jazz cast its spell on me (= I started to like it very much). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Magic abracadabra alchemy bewitch black magic chalice conjure curse escapology evil hex hoodoo incantation magic word magical potion sleight of hand sorcery the evil eye idiom witchcraft wizardry See more results » cast verb (SKIN) [ T ] If a snake casts its skin, the outer layer of old skin comes off its body. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Removing and getting rid of things abandon banish be scattered to the four winds idiom bin cast sb/sth aside/away/off flay fling sth/sb out flush flush sth out fly-tipping** free sb from/of sth pension scrap shuffle *throw sth* away/out throw the baby out with the bathwater idiom toss sth aside toss sth out turf sth out weed See more results » Idiom(s) cast sb adrift cast sb/sth adrift be cast away be cast in the same mould cast your net wide cast pearls before swine Phrasal verb(s) cast around cast sb/sth aside/away/off cast off cast on cast sb/sth out castverb [ T ] us/kæst/past tense and past participle cast cast verb [ T ] (CAUSE TO APPEAR) to cause something to appear, as if by throwing something: People complained about the shadows cast by the new skyscraper. fig. A new scientific study may cast some light on (= help to explain) why women live longer than men. In the sport of fishing, if you cast something, such as a line or a net, you throw it far into the water: We watched the trout fishermen casting their lines. cast verb [ T ] (CHOOSE ACTORS) to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, movie, or show, or to choose an actor for a part: They are casting the show in New York right now. She’s been cast as a young doctor in an upcoming movie. cast verb [ T ] (SHAPE) to make an object by pouring liquid, such as melted metal, into a shaped container to become hard: The bronze statue is being cast next week. cast verb [ T ] (VOTE) to give a vote: Altogether, 358 votes were cast. Idiom(s) cast doubt on someone/something Phrasal verb(s) cast about cast off castnoun [ C ] us/kæst/ cast noun [ C ] (COVERING) a hard covering used to keep a broken bone in the correct position and protect it until it heals cast noun [ C ] (CHOSEN ACTORS) all the actors in a movie, play, or show cast noun [ C ] (SHAPE) an object made in a particular shape by pouring a liquid substance into a container having that shape and letting the liquid harden castverb [ T ] uk/kɑːst/uscast, cast cast a/your vote also cast a/your ballot to vote:** Building society members can today cast their votes on the biggest merger in building society history.
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castnoun

cast noun (ACTORS)

cast noun (SHAPE)

castverb

cast verb (ACTORS)

cast verb (LIGHT)

cast verb (LOOK)

cast verb (THROW)

cast verb (DOUBT)

cast verb (REMEMBER)

cast verb (VOTE)

cast verb (SHAPE)

cast verb (MAGIC)

cast verb (SKIN)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

castverb [ T ]

cast verb [ T ] (CAUSE TO APPEAR)

cast verb [ T ] (CHOOSE ACTORS)

cast verb [ T ] (SHAPE)

cast verb [ T ] (VOTE)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

castnoun [ C ]

cast noun [ C ] (COVERING)

cast noun [ C ] (CHOSEN ACTORS)

cast noun [ C ] (SHAPE)

castverb [ T ]