| 单词 | cast |
| 释义 | cast (once / 56 pages) 1vn 2v 3nv 4vn 5v 6v A cast is the group of actors who make up a film or stage play. And the act of being chosen for the part? Well, they were cast by the director. That's showbiz for you. Cast also refers to various types of actions a person can take: if you throw out a fishing line in a particular way, you are said to cast it; if you fancy your chances in Vegas, you cast the dice at the craps table. And if you break a limb and they bandage it up in solid plaster for your friends to write all over? That, too, is a cast. WORD FAMILYcast: caster, casting, casts, miscast, precast, recast+/caster: casters/casting: castings, recasting/miscast: miscasting, miscasts/recast: recasted, recasts/recasting: recastings USAGE EXAMPLESMany readers will feel the same way about “Testimony,” which by detailing a legendary time in musical creativity, casts its own magic. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) He is casting global capitalism as an inextricably racial enterprise, one built specifically on racial slavery and its analogues around the world. Slate(Dec 01, 2016) Lamarre says he will reopen the show once psychologists say that the cast and crew are ready. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1v put or send forth cast a spell cast a warm light Syn|Hypo|Hyper contrive, project, throw shoot send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly direct, send cause to go somewhere 2v throw forcefully Syn|Hypo|Hyper hurl, hurtle crash, dash hurl or thrust violently precipitatehurl or throw violently catapult, slinghurl as if with a sling bowlhurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end throw propel through the air 3v eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth Syn|Ant|Hyper barf, be sick, chuck, disgorge, throw up, vomit up keep down manage not to throw up egest, eliminate, excrete, pass eliminate from the body 4n a violent throw Syn|Hyper hurl throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) 5n the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel Syn|Hypo|Hyper casting bait casting the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait fly castingcasting an artificial fly as a lure overcasta cast that falls beyond the intended spot surf casting, surf fishingcasting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you fishing, sportfishing the act of someone who fishes as a diversion 6n the act of throwing dice 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper roll natural (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake throw casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly 1v deposit cast a vote cast a ballot Hyper give convey or reveal information 2v choose at random 3cast lots Syn|Hyper draw go, move have a turn; make one's move in a game 1n the actors in a play Syn|Hypo|Hyper cast of characters, dramatis personae ensemble, supporting players a cast other than the principals assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place 2v select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona Hypo|Hyper recast cast again, in a different role miscastcast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role typecastcast repeatedly in the same kind of role assign, delegate, depute, designate give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) 3v assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors 4Who cast this beautiful movie? Hyper assign, delegate, depute, designate give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) 1v form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold cast a bronze sculpture Syn|Hypo|Hyper mold, mould press, press out press from a plastic recast, remold, remouldcast again sand castpour molten metal into a mold of sand forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work make something, usually for a specific function 2v formulate in a particular style or language She cast her request in very polite language Syn|Hyper couch, frame, put, redact articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word put into words or an expression 3n container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens Syn|Hypo|Hyper mold, mould form a mold for setting concrete matrixmold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface pig, pig bedmold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast sandboxmold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) 4n the distinctive form in which a thing is made pottery of this cast was found throughout the region Syn|Hyper mold, mould, stamp solid a three-dimensional shape 5n object formed by a mold Syn|Hypo|Hyper casting death mask a cast taken from the face of a dead person block, cylinder block, engine blocka metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine life maska cast taken from the face of a living person copy a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing 6n the visual appearance of something or someone the delicate cast of his features Syn|Hyper form, shape appearance, visual aspect outward or visible aspect of a person or thing 7n bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal 5Syn|Hyper plaster bandage, plaster cast bandage, patch a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body v get rid of 6Syn|Hypo|Hyper cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers absciseshed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue exfoliatecast off in scales, laminae, or splinters autotomise, autotomizecause a body part to undergo autotomy desquamate, peel offpeel off in scales remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract v move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment Syn|Hypo|Hyper drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander drift, err, stray wander from a direct course or at random wandergo via an indirect route or at no set pace maunder wander aimlessly gad, gallivant, jazz aroundwander aimlessly in search of pleasure go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
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