| 释义 |
cast off
transitive verb
1. : loose, slip
< cast off a hunting dog >
2. : unfasten, unhitch
< cast off a boat >
: let go : untie
< cast off a line >
: loose from a mooring
3. : to bind off
4. : to measure (copy or set type) to determine the amount of printed matter that will be made or the space that will be occupied when set or reset in a particular face, size, and measure
intransitive verb
1. : to unfasten or untie a boat or a line
2. : to turn from one's partner in a country or square dance and pass around the outside of the set and back |