| 释义 |
upcast
I. \| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English upcasten, from up + casten to cast — more at cast
: to cast up
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of upcasten
1. : turned or directed upward
< saw that she was blind, her face slightly upcast to her companion's — Lawrence Durrell >
2. : having an upward draft (as in a mine)
< the proposed upcast airway — Economist >
III. noun
Etymology: upcast (I)
1. : accident, chance
< kissed the jack upon an upcast — Shakespeare >
2. chiefly Scotland : reproach, taunt
3. : an upward dislocation of a stratum
4. : the ventilating shaft (as in a mine) up which the air passes after circulation
5. : material that has been thrown up (as by digging) |