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| 1 | T to choose a performer for a particular part or for a particular type of part in a film , play etc 选派（演员） |
| Ralph Fiennes was cast in the lead role of King Richard. 拉尔夫·法因斯被选中扮演主角理查国王。 |
| cast sb as sth She was tired of always being cast as a sex symbol. 她对总是被派以性感角色感到厌烦。 |
| | 1a | to choose all the performers for a film , play etc （为电影、戏剧等）选派所有演员 | |
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| 2 | T to describe someone or something as belonging to a particular type 把…分类 |
| cast sb as sth From his earliest days on the team he was cast as a troublemaker. 从刚入队时起他就被认定是个惹是生非者。 |
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| 3 | T to look at someone or something in a particular way 看；瞅 |
| cast a look/glance She cast an impatient look at Mitch and stormed out of the room. 她很不耐烦地看了米奇一眼，然后冲出了房间。 |
| cast an eye over/cast your eyes over Harry cast his eyes over the bewildering array of instruments on the control panel. 哈里把目光投向控制盘上那堆令人不知所措的仪器。 |
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| 4 | T mainly literary to make light or a shadow appear in a particular place 将（光线、影子）投射到 |
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| 5 | T literary to throw someone or something somewhere 扔；掷 |
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| 6 | I/T to swing a fishing rod forwards so that the end of the line falls into the water 甩（渔竿） |
| | 6a | to throw a fishing net into the water 撒（渔网） | |
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| 7 | T to form an object by pouring liquid metal or liquid plastic into a mould 浇铸；铸造 |
| The Rodin sculptures are cast in bronze. 罗丹的塑像都是用青铜铸造的。 |
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| 8 | T to make a horoscope in order to say what will happen in the future , by calculating the positions of stars and planets （通过计算恒星和行星的位置）预测，预卜 |
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| 9 | T if a snake casts its skin , it slides out of it （蛇）蜕（皮） |
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| - | be cast away
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| to be left on an island or beach because your ship has sunk |
| （因船只沉没）被抛弃在岛上，被弃于沙滩上 |
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| - | be cast down mainly literary
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| to feel upset or disappointed |
| 沮丧的；失望的 |
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| - | cast doubt on sth
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| to make something seem less certain , good , or real |
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| The recent downturn in sales casts doubt on the company’ s future. 近来销售量的下降令人对公司的未来产生疑虑。 |
| fresh information that casts doubt on his integrity 让人对他的诚实产生疑虑的新信息 |
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| - | cast sth from your mind
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| to stop thinking about something , so that you will no longer be affected by it or worried about it |
| 把某事置之脑后；不再考虑某事 |
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| - | cast your mind back BRITISH
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| to think about something that happened in the past , especially in order to remember something important |
| 回顾；回忆 |
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| Try to cast your mind back to the last conversation you had with her. 尽力回忆你和她最后一次谈话的内容。 |
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| - | cast your net wide
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| to consider or involve a large variety of people or things |
| 把网撒开；从各个方面考虑 |
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| Velikovsky had cast his net wide in search of supporting evidence for his theory. 为了找到能支持其理论的证据，维利柯夫斯基把网撒得很开。 |
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| - | cast (new/fresh) light on sth
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| to provide information that helps people understand something more clearly |
| 使人们对某事有（新的）认识；使人们更了解某物 |
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| Human genome research is casting new light on Alzheimer’ s disease. 人类基因组的研究使人们对阿尔茨海默病有了新的认识。 |
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| - | cast a shadow over sth
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| to make a situation seem less hopeful and more likely to end badly |
| 在…上投下阴影 |
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| Last night’ s killings cast a dark shadow over the peace talks. 昨晚的枪杀案为和谈蒙上了深深的阴影。 |
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| - | cast a spell on/over sb
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| 1 | to use magic to make something happen to someone 对某人施以魔法 |
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| 2 | to have a strong emotional effect on someone 使某人着迷 | Stonehenge never fails to cast a spell over the traveller. 巨石阵总是能把游客迷住。 | |
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| - | cast a vote
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| to vote in an election |
| 投票 |
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| Fewer than 20% of the votes cast were for conservative candidates. 不到20%的选票投给了保守党候选人。 |
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| - | ˌcast aˈround for or ˌcast aˈbout for BRITISH |
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| | cast around for sth: to look for or try to think of something , especially when you feel pressure to do something quickly 到处寻找；试图想出 | Casting around for a safe topic, she made a comment about the weather. 她试图找到一个稳妥的话题，便谈论起天气来。 | |
| - | ˌcast aˈside |
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| | to get rid of someone or something because it is no longer interesting or valuable to you 抛弃；丢掉 |
| - | ˌcast ˈoff |
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| 1 | T to get rid of someone or something 摆脱；丢掉 | It took many years for Chicago to cast off its reputation as the home of violent gangsters. 芝加哥花了很多年才摆脱掉“暴徒之家”的名声。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to untie the rope fastening your boat to the land so that you can sail away 解（船缆） | | 2a | I if a boat casts off , it is untied and moves away from the land 解缆出航 | | |
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| 3 | I/T to finish a piece of knitting by removing the stitches from the needle and making a tidy edge （针织品）收针，收边 |
| - | ˌcast ˈon |
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| | to start a piece of knitting by making the first row of stitches 起针；开始织 |
| - | ˌcast ˈout |
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| | to force someone or something to leave a place 把…赶走；驱逐 |
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