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（視線、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. 有人站在燈光投下的陰影中。 - cast something + adv./prep.
The moon had cast a silvery light on the huts. 月亮在小屋上投下了銀色的光。 The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains. 橘紅色的夕陽輝映着群山。
- cast something
- [transitive]
to say, do or suggest something that makes people doubt something or think that somebody is less honest, good, etc. 使人懷疑；造謠中傷 - cast something on/upon something
This latest evidence casts serious doubt on his version of events. 最新的證據使人們十分懷疑他對事件的說法。 - cast something
‘You know that I'm not one to cast aspersions,’ he said. “你知道我不是诽謗的人，”他說。 - cast something over something
The sad news cast a shadow over the proceedings (= made people feel unhappy). 這個壞消息給事件的進程蒙上了一層陰影。 - cast something into something
The entire economic future of the islands was cast into doubt. 這些島嶼的整體經濟前景受到了質疑。
Extra ExamplesHer aim was clearly to to cast suspicion upon their motives. 她的目的顯然是要懷疑他們的動機。 The allegations are casting a cloud over his re-election campaign. 這些指控給他的連任競選蒙上了一層陰影。 The incident had cast a pall over their preparations for the World Cup. 這一事件給他們備戰世界杯蒙上了一層陰影。
- 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. 他拒絕爲任何一名候選人投票。 How many of the registered voters will actually cast their ballots? 有多少登記選民會實際投票？
- [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；選派角色 - cast something
The play is being cast in both the US and Britain. 目前正在英美兩國挑選這部戲劇的演員。 - cast somebody (as somebody)
He has cast her as an ambitious lawyer in his latest movie. 他選定她在他最近的一部影片裏扮演一名雄心勃勃的律師。
- cast something
- [transitive]
to describe or present somebody/yourself in a particular way 把某人描寫成；把某人表現爲 - [intransitive, transitive] cast (something)
to throw one end of a fishing line into a river, etc. 投（釣線）；抛（釣鈎） - [transitive] cast somebody/something (literary)
to throw somebody/something somewhere, especially using force 扔；擲；抛 - [transitive] cast something
when a snake casts its skin, the skin comes off as part of a natural process （蛇）蛻（皮） - [transitive] cast something
if a horse casts a shoe, the shoe comes off by accident （馬）踢落（蹄鐵） - [transitive] cast something (in something)
to shape hot liquid metal, etc. by pouring it into a hollow container (called a mould) 澆鑄；鑄造 a statue cast in bronze 青銅鑄像 - (figurative)
an artist cast in the mould of (= very similar to) Miró 風格酷似米羅的一名藝術家
a look/glance/smile瞧；瞥；笑
light/a shadow光；影子
doubt懷疑
vote表決
actors演員
describe描寫
fishing line釣魚線
throw投；擲
skin皮
shoe蹄鐵
shape metal模鑄金屬
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（問題等）較容易理解 Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease. 最新研究使人們進一步了解了這種疾病的起因。
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 撒開大網（搜尋時考慮面要寬） It’s worth casting your net wide when applying for your first job. 申請第一份工作時，你值得撒網。
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 （對…）施魔法，念咒語
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 不顧危險；魯莽行事；冒險 He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child. 他不顧一切，跟着孩子跳入水中。