cast
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cast | |
| he / she / it casts | |
| past simple cast | |
| past participle cast | |
| -ing form casting |
- [transitive]
to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction 向…投以（视线、笑容等） - [transitive]
to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place 投射（光、影子等） - cast something
Someone was standing in the dark shadow cast by the light. 有人站在灯光投下的阴影中。 - cast something + adv./prep.
The moon had cast a silvery light on the huts. 月亮在小屋上投下了银色的光。 The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains. 橘红色的夕阳辉映着群山。
- cast something
- [transitive]
to say, do or suggest something that makes people doubt something or think that somebody is less honest, good, etc. 使人怀疑；造谣中伤 - cast something on/upon something
This latest evidence casts serious doubt on his version of events. 最新的证据使人们十分怀疑他对事件的说法。 - cast something
‘You know that I'm not one to cast aspersions,’ he said. “你知道我不是诽谤的人，”他说。 - cast something over something
The sad news cast a shadow over the proceedings (= made people feel unhappy). 这个坏消息给事件的进程蒙上了一层阴影。 - cast something into something
The entire economic future of the islands was cast into doubt. 这些岛屿的整体经济前景受到了质疑。
Extra ExamplesHer aim was clearly to to cast suspicion upon their motives. 她的目的显然是要怀疑他们的动机。 The allegations are casting a cloud over his re-election campaign. 这些指控给他的连任竞选蒙上了一层阴影。 The incident had cast a pall over their preparations for the World Cup. 这一事件给他们备战世界杯蒙上了一层阴影。
- cast something on/upon something
- [transitive] cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody/something)
to vote for somebody/something 投票 He refused to cast a vote for either candidate. 他拒绝为任何一名候选人投票。 How many of the registered voters will actually cast their ballots? 有多少登记选民会实际投票？
- [transitive]
to choose actors to play the different parts in a film, play, etc.; to choose an actor to play a particular role 分配角色；选派角色 - cast something
The play is being cast in both the US and Britain. 目前正在英美两国挑选这部戏剧的演员。 - cast somebody (as somebody)
He has cast her as an ambitious lawyer in his latest movie. 他选定她在他最近的一部影片里扮演一名雄心勃勃的律师。
- cast something
- [transitive]
to describe or present somebody/yourself in a particular way 把某人描写成；把某人表现为 - [intransitive, transitive] cast (something)
to throw one end of a fishing line into a river, etc. 投（钓线）；抛（钓钩） - [transitive] cast somebody/something (literary)
to throw somebody/something somewhere, especially using force 扔；掷；抛 - [transitive] cast something
when a snake casts its skin, the skin comes off as part of a natural process （蛇）蜕（皮） - [transitive] cast something
if a horse casts a shoe, the shoe comes off by accident （马）踢落（蹄铁） - [transitive] cast something (in something)
to shape hot liquid metal, etc. by pouring it into a hollow container (called a mould) 浇铸；铸造 a statue cast in bronze 青铜铸像 - (figurative)
an artist cast in the mould of (= very similar to) Miró 风格酷似米罗的一名艺术家
a look/glance/smile瞧；瞥；笑
light/a shadow光；影子
doubt怀疑
vote表决
actors演员
describe描写
fishing line钓鱼线
throw投；掷
skin皮
shoe蹄铁
shape metal模铸金属
Word Originverb senses 1 to 7 and verb senses 10 to 11 Middle English: from Old Norse kasta ‘to cast or throw’. verb senses 8 to 9 mid 17th cent.: a special use of the original meaning of cast,in sense (11) of the verb.
Idioms
cast/run an eye/your eyes over something
cast/shed/throw light on something
to make a problem, etc. easier to understand 使（问题等）较容易理解 Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease. 最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因。
cast/shed/throw light on something
cast your mind back (to something)
cast your net wide
to consider a lot of different people, activities, possibilities, etc. when you are looking for something 撒开大网（搜寻时考虑面要宽） It’s worth casting your net wide when applying for your first job. 申请第一份工作时，你值得撒网。
cast a spell (on somebody/something)
to use words that are thought to be magic and have the power to change or influence somebody/something （对…）施魔法，念咒语
the die is cast
- (saying)
used to say that an event has happened or a decision has been made that cannot be changed 事已成定局；木已成舟
draw/cast lots (for something/to do something)
to use a method of choosing somebody/something that involves putting a number folded pieces of paper in a bag, one of them with a mark on it. People then take it in turns to take a piece of paper from the bag and the one who takes the paper with the mark on it is chosen. 使漂流
throw/cast caution to the wind(s)
to stop caring about how dangerous something might be; to start taking risks 不顾危险；鲁莽行事；冒险 He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child. 他不顾一切，跟着孩子跳入水中。