| 单词 | cast |
| 释义 | cast —castable, adj. —castability, n. /kast, kahst/, v. , cast, casting, n. , adj. v.t. 1. to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice. 2. to throw off or away: He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket. 3. to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), esp. in a cursory manner: She cast her eyes down the page. 4. to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth: to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast doubts. 5. to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes. 6. Angling. a. to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.): The fisherman cast his line. b. to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.): He has often cast this brook. 7. to throw down or bring to the ground: She cast herself on the sofa. 8. to part with; lose: The horse cast a shoe. 9. to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.): The snake cast its skin. 10. (of an animal) to bring forth (young), esp. abortively. 11. to send off (a swarm), as bees do. 12. to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss: He cast the problem from his mind. 13. to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit. 14. to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel. 15. to put or place, esp. hastily or forcibly: to cast someone in prison. 16. to deposit or give (a ballot or vote). 17. to bestow; confer: to cast blessings upon someone. 18. to make suitable or accordant; tailor: He cast his remarks to fit the occasion. 19. Theat. a. to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like). b. to allot a role to (an actor). c. to assign an actor to (a role). 20. to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden. 21. to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden. 22. to tap (a blast furnace). 23. to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures. 24. to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast. 25. to turn or twist; warp. 26. Naut. to turn the head of (a vessel), esp. away from the wind in getting under way. 27. Fox Hunting. (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox. 28. Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan. 29. Obs. to ponder. v.i. 30. to throw. 31. to receive form in a mold. 32. to calculate or add. 33. to conjecture; forecast. 34. (of hounds) to search an area for scent: The setter cast, but found no scent. 35. to warp, as timber. 36. Naut. (of a vessel) to turn, esp. to get the head away from the wind; tack. 37. to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like. 38. Obs. a. to consider. b. to plan or scheme. 39. cast about, a. to look, as to find something; search; seek: We cast about for something to do during the approaching summer vacation. b. to scheme; plan: He cast about how he could avoid work. 40. cast away, a. Also, cast aside. to reject; discard. b. to shipwreck. c. to throw away; squander: He will cast away this money just as he has done in the past. 41. cast back, to refer to something past; revert to: The composer casts back to his earlier work. 42. cast down, to lower; humble. 43. cast off, a. to discard; reject. b. to let go or let loose, as a vessel from a mooring. c. Print. to determine the quantity of type or space that a given amount of text will occupy when set. d. Textiles. to make (the final stitches) in completing a knitted fabric. e. to throw (a falcon) off from the fist to pursue game. 44. cast on, Textiles. to set (yarn) on a needle in order to form the initial stitches in knitting. 45. cast out, to force out; expel; eject. 46. cast up, a. to add up; compute. b. to vomit; eject. c. Chiefly Scot. to turn up; appear. n. 47. act of casting or throwing. 48. that which is thrown. 49. the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown. 50. Games. a. a throw of dice. b. the number rolled. 51. Angling. a. act of throwing a line or net onto the water. b. a spot for casting; a fishing place. 52. Theat. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players. 53. Hunting. a searching of an area for a scent by hounds. 54. a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot. 55. a ride offered on one's way; lift. 56. the form in which something is made or written; arrangement. 57. Metall. a. act of casting or founding. b. the quantity of metal cast at one time. 58. something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state; casting. 59. an impression or mold made from something. 60. Med. a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris. 61. outward form; appearance. 62. sort; kind; style. 63. tendency; inclination. 64. a permanent twist or turn: to have a cast in one's eye. 65. a warp. 66. a slight tinge of some color; hue; shade: A good diamond does not have a yellowish cast. 67. a dash or trace; a small amount. 68. computation; calculation; addition. 69. a conjecture; forecast. 70. Zool. something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms. 71. Ornith. pellet (def. 6). 72. Falconry. a pair of hawks put in flight together. 73. Pathol. effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs. 74. low-grade, irregular wool. 75. at a single cast, through a single action or event: He bankrupted himself at a single cast. adj. 76. (of an animal, esp. a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance. [1175-1225; ME casten < ON kasta to throw] Syn. 1. See throw. 63. See turn. |
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