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cast obj PUTHkB:st, $kAstv [T]past cast to put, cause or direct (a look, thought, feeling or opinion)投射（目光），将（思想、感情）加于New evidence has cast doubt on the guilty verdict.新的证据引起了人们对于判决有罪的怀疑。Some doubt has been cast on / over the future of the business.有人怀疑这个公司前景不妙。The tree cast a shadow over/on his face.树影投在他脸上。(fig) Her arrival cast a shadow over / on the party (=Everyone became less happy when she arrived).她的到来给晚会增添了一丝不愉快的阴影。(fig.) The discovery of the dinosaur skeleton has cast light on (=provided information about) why they became extinct.恐龙骨架的发现使人们对于它们灭绝的原因有了一些认识。If someone who is fishing casts something to catch fish with, such as a line, they throw it into the water.扔，抛He cast the line to the middle of the river.他将鱼钩抛到河中央。If a snake casts its skin, it leaves its old skin.蛇蜕皮(literary or old use) Cast can also mean remove or get rid of.脱掉，扔掉They cast off their shoes and ran along the beach.他们脱了鞋在沙滩上奔跑。You must cast aside / away / off / (=get rid of) all your fears.你必须摆脱一切恐惧心理。His parents cast him out and he was forced to fend for himself.他的父母抛弃了他，他被迫自己谋生。Cast-off clothes or cast-offs are clothes you no longer want.扔掉的衣服I don't want your cast-offs, thank you.我不要你扔掉的衣服，谢谢。 [CAST OFF]To cast aspersions on someone or something is to make critical or damaging remarks or judgments about them.批评、诋毁某人I hope you're not casting aspersions on my taste in clothes.我希望你不是在批评我的穿着品味。Could you cast an eye / a glance over (=briefly look at) this report for me?你能帮我看一眼这篇报告吗？If you cast your mind back (=try to remember), you might recall that I never promised to go.如果你回想一下，你会想起我从来没答应去。To cast your net wide is to include many people or things when you are looking for something.扩大挑选范围It's up to the product manager to decide how wide to cast her net in the search for the best team.由产品经理决定她要采用多大的范围来挑选最佳阵容。If you cast pearls before swine you offer something valuable or good to someone who does not know its value.把有价值的东西给不识货的人Giving him good advice is casting pearls before swine--he never listens to anyone.给他提意见就像是对牛弹琴----他从来不听从任何人。To cast a spell (on someone or something) is to seem to use magic对…施魔法，使…入迷I was in love--the Caribbean had cast its spell.我陷入了爱河----加勒比海使我着了迷。Cast down means unhappy.心情沮丧 [DOWNCAST ]"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" (Bible, St John 8.7)“你们中间谁是没有罪的，谁就可以向她扔第一块石头。”（《圣经·约翰福音》）
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