type·cast
verb/ˈtaɪpkɑːst/
/ˈtaɪpkæst/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they typecast | /ˈtaɪpkɑːst/ /ˈtaɪpkæst/ |
| he / she / it typecasts | /ˈtaɪpkɑːsts/ /ˈtaɪpkæsts/ |
| past simple typecast | /ˈtaɪpkɑːst/ /ˈtaɪpkæst/ |
| past participle typecast | /ˈtaɪpkɑːst/ /ˈtaɪpkæst/ |
| -ing form typecasting | /ˈtaɪpkɑːstɪŋ/ /ˈtaɪpkæstɪŋ/ |
- typecast somebody (as something) if an actor is typecast, they are always given the same kind of character to play
如果一个演员被定型，他们总是被赋予扮演相同类型的角色 - I didn't want to be typecast as a sensitive intellectual.
我不想被塑造成一个敏感的知识分子。
- I didn't want to be typecast as a sensitive intellectual.