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cast1 /kɑːst $ kæst/ ●●○ W3 verb (past tense and past participle cast)  1  cast light on/onto something INFORMATIONto provide new information about something, making it easier to understand 使了解某事；阐明[论述]某事 research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe 使我们进一步了解宇宙起源的研究发现 The numerous biographies of Baldwin cast little light on the subject. 鲍德温的众多传记都没怎么说明这个问题。2  cast doubt(s) on something UNCERTAINto make people feel less certain about something 使怀疑某事，使不确信某事 Her documentary casts serious doubt on Gilligan’s conviction. 她的纪录片使人对吉利根的判决产生极大的怀疑。3  light and shade 光和阴影 [transitive] literary to make light or a shadow appear somewhere 投射〔光或影〕cast something over/on/across something The flames cast dancing shadows on the walls. 火光的影子在墙上舞动。 the shade cast by low-hanging branches 低垂的树枝投下的阴影4  cast a shadow/cloud over something literarySPOIL to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something 给某事蒙上阴影 The allegations cast a cloud over the mayor’s visit. 这些指控给市长的访问蒙上了阴影。 Her father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations. 她父亲的病给婚礼蒙上了阴影。5  LOOKlook 看 [transitive] literary to look quickly in a particular direction 看[瞅]一眼cast a look/glance at somebody/something She cast an anguished look at Guy. 她痛苦地瞥了盖伊一眼。cast somebody a glance/look The young tramp cast him a wary glance. 年轻的流浪汉警惕地瞅了他一眼。 She blushed, casting her eyes down. 她脸红了，垂下了眼帘。6  cast an eye on/over something to examine or read something quickly in order to judge whether it is correct, good etc 迅速检查[浏览]某物 Mellor cast an eye over the draft for inaccuracies. 梅勒扫了一眼草稿，看有没有错误。cast a critical/expert etc eye Tonight, Tim Goodman casts a cynical eye on TV ads. 今天晚上蒂姆·古德曼会以怀疑的眼光来审视电视广告。7  cast a vote/ballot VOTE/ELECTto vote in an election 投票 Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th. 仅有三分之一的选民愿意在2月26日那天去投票。 To qualify, candidates must get at least 10% of the votes cast. 候选人要获得资格的话，至少要得到投票总数的10%。 → casting vote8  cast a spell on/over somebody a) ATTRACTto attract someone very strongly and to keep their attention completely 把某人迷住，深深吸引某人 Hong Kong casts a spell over the visitor almost as soon as the aircraft touches down. 飞机一着陆，游客就被香港迷住了。 b) MAGICto use magic words or acts to change someone or something 给某人下咒语，用咒语迷惑某人 She’s a witch, and she’ll cast a spell on you if she catches you. 她是个女巫，如果让她逮住，她就会对你下咒语。9  cast your mind back literaryREMEMBER to try to remember something that happened in the past 回想，回顾，追忆cast your mind back to Cast your mind back to your first day at school. 回想一下你第一天上学的情景。cast your mind back over He frowned, casting his mind back over the conversation. 他皱起眉头，回想着那次谈话。10  cast aspersions on something/somebody formalCRITICIZE to suggest that someone is not as truthful, honest etc as they seem 批评[诋毁，中伤]某事/某人 remarks that cast aspersions on the integrity of the jury 诋毁陪审团公正性的言论11  METALmetal 金属AVSTI [transitive] to make an object by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a mould (=hollow container) 浇铸；用模铸造cast something in/from something a statue of a horse cast in bronze 青铜马铸像12  ACTORacting 演戏 [transitive]ACTOR/ACTRESS to choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etc 为…挑选演员，选派〔角色〕cast somebody alongside/opposite somebody (=choose people for the two main roles) 选派某人与某人合演 Pfeiffer was expected to be cast alongside Douglas in ‘Basic Instinct’. 法伊弗曾有望和道格拉斯一起出演《本能》。cast somebody as something Coppola cast him as Sodapop in ‘The Outsiders’. 科波拉让他在《小教父》中扮演索达波普。cast somebody in a role/a part/the lead The producer finally cast Finch in the male lead. 制片人最后让芬希出演男主角。13  DESCRIBEdescribe 描述 [transitive] to regard or describe someone as a particular type of person 把〔某人〕描写成，将〔某人〕描述为cast somebody as something Clinton had cast himself as the candidate of new economic opportunity. 克林顿曾把自己说成是能够创造新经济机会的候选人。 Clarke’s trying to cast me in the role of villain here. 克拉克现在试图把我说成是恶棍。14  THROWthrow 抛 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to throw something somewhere 投，抛，扔，丢 SYN toss Sparks leapt as he cast more wood on the fire. 他往火里投进更多的木块，火星四处飞溅。15  FISHINGfishing 捕鱼 [intransitive, transitive]DSO to throw a fishing line or net into the water 抛（钓丝）；撒（网） There’s a trick to casting properly. 想把钓丝抛好是有诀窍的。16  send away 送走 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] literaryKEEP somebody IN A PLACE to force someone to go somewhere unpleasant 把…送往〔令人不快之地〕cast somebody into prison/Hell etc Memet should, in her opinion, be cast into prison. 她认为应该把梅梅特投进大牢。17  cast your net (far and) wide THINK ABOUTto consider or try as many things as possible in order to find what you want 想尽方法寻找，千方百计搜罗 We cast our net wide to get the right person for the job. 我们四处网罗人才，寻找合适的人选来做这个工作。18. CAST ITS SKINskin 皮肤 [transitive]HB when a snake casts its skin, the top layer of skin falls off slowly 〔蛇〕蜕皮 SYN shed19. cast a shoe DSHif a horse casts a shoe, the shoe falls off by accident 〔马〕掉一个蹄铁20. cast a horoscope to prepare and write a horoscope for someone 用占星术算命 → the die is cast at die2(3), → throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something at lot2(8), → cast pearls before swine at pearl(4) PHRASAL VERBS21 cast about/around for something phrasal verb THINK ABOUTto try hard to think of the right thing to do or say 苦苦思索，拼命寻找 She cast about frantically for an excuse. 她竭力找借口。 Telecoms companies are casting around for ways of recouping huge losses. 各家电信公司都在想方设法弥补巨大的亏损。22 cast somebody/something ↔ aside phrasal verb literary GET RID OFto remove or get rid of someone or something because you no longer want or need them 抛弃〔某人〕；丢弃〔某物〕 When Henry became king, he cast aside all his former friends. 亨利当上国王后就抛弃了旧友。cast aside your inhibitions/doubts etc Cast aside your fears. 抛开你的恐惧。23 cast away phrasal verb ALONEif you are cast away on an island, you are left alone there, because your ship has sunk 〔沉船后遇难者〕漂流到，流落在〔荒滩或荒岛上〕 If you were cast away on a desert island, what would you miss most? 如果你流落荒岛，你会最想念什么？n Grammar Cast away is usually passive.24 cast off phrasal verb a) TTWto untie the rope that fastens your boat to the shore so that you can sail away 解缆起航b) GET RID OF cast somebody/something ↔ off literary to remove or get rid of something or someone that you no longer want or need 丢弃〔某物〕；抛弃〔某人〕 His family had cast him off without a penny. 他被家人赶了出来，身无分文。c) DLHto finish a piece of knitting by removing the stitches from the needle to make an edge that will not come undone 〔编织〕收针cast something ↔ off Cast off four stitches. 收四针。25 cast on phrasal verb DLHto start a piece of knitting by making the first stitches on the needle 〔编织〕起针cast something ↔ on Cast on 132 stitches. 起132针。26 cast somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb MAGIC literary to force someone or something to leave a place 把…赶走，驱逐 God has cast out the demons from your soul. 上帝已经驱走你心中的魔鬼。27 cast something ↔ up phrasal verb literary TAKE/BRINGif the sea casts something up, it carries it onto the shore 〔海水〕把…冲上岸 A body had been cast up on the rocks. 一具尸体被海水冲上了礁石。→ See Verb table

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cast• But his style casts a dark shadow over the material, rendering it claustrophobic.• This sent them on their way without having to trouble too much over casting about for tracks.• The same approach can be used where the shade is cast by a wall, fence or building.• After the artist's death 28 examples were cast in bronze, only 11 of which now remain in private hands.• In the tomb they found a statue of a horse cast in bronze.• The meat industry complained that the nutrition chart cast its products in an unfavorable way.• Sparks leaped as more wood was cast onto the fire.• Phil Gramm of Texas have now cast their lot with Buchanan.• You see everybody casts their tuppence worth into the pool but nobody details the route to a better future.• Participants will be helped to identify their own angry inner bums, and cast those barriers aside.• Cast your line across the current and upstream.cast a look/glance at somebody/something• Betsy cast a look at her dad.• Taking a break from singing an ear-splitting aria, Chang Yaohua casts a glance at the odd building in the background.• John le Grant sat with the others, casting a glance at the pitcher as he passed.cast ... in the role of• Where else will you be cast in the role of a dolphin?• The Falcons have been cast in the role of curtain-raisers and will open the show on both days.• Doctors such as geriatricians and psychiatrists have been cast in the role of fixers and gatekeepers to protect the institutions.• In his first season at Arsenal he was cast in the role of footballer turned male model.• Once cast in the role of Guardian of Truth and Traditional Wisdom, a scientist ceases to be scientific.• Deronda resents being cast in the role of listener and mentor.• No longer are local authorities cast in the role of protectors of unpopular, run-down schools.

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cast2 ●●○ noun [countable]  1  ACTORSAPACTOR/ACTRESSactors 演员 all the people who perform in a play, film etc 演员阵容，全体演员cast of Films like ‘Ben Hur’ have a cast of thousands. 像《宾虚》那样的电影，演员多达数千人。 the entire cast of ‘Les Misérables’ 《悲惨世界》的全体演员 an all-star cast 全明星演员阵容 a strong supporting cast (=everyone except the main actors) 强大的配角阵容 a member of the cast 演出阵容中的一员2  ON YOUR BODYMHon arm/leg 在手臂/腿上 (also plaster cast) a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken 〔骨折后作固定用的〕石膏 Murray has his leg in a cast. 默里的腿上打了石膏。3  FOR SHAPING METALfor making a shape 用来做出某种形状 a mould (=hollow container) into which you pour liquid metal, plastic etc in order to make an object of a particular shape, or the object made in this way 模子，铸模；铸件，铸造品cast of Make a cast of the statue. 给塑像做个模子。4  somebody’s cast of mind formalAPPEARANCE the way that a person thinks and the type of opinions or mental abilities they have 某人的思维方式；某人的智力 Mary was of a far less intellectual cast of mind. 玛丽智力水平很低。5. IN FISHINGDSOfishing 钓鱼 the act of throwing a fishing line into the water 抛钓丝6  COLOURCOLOUR/COLORcolour 颜色 literary a small amount of a particular colour 色调 Sage leaves have a silvery cast. 鼠尾草的叶子略呈银色。7. MIeye 眼睛 old-fashioned a problem with your eye which causes it to look sideways 〔眼睛〕斜视8. EARTHHBearth 泥土 a small pile of earth that a worm produces on the surface of the ground 〔蚯蚓钻洞时翻到地面的〕小土堆n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa strong cast (=a lot of good actors)The play has a strong cast of new young actors.a talented castIt's a fantastic production with an enormously talented cast.an all-star/a star-studded/a stellar cast (=a lot of very famous actors)The movie features an all-star cast.a supporting cast (=all the actors except the main ones)There’s also a fine supporting cast.verbshave a castThe play had a cast of almost unknown actors.head the cast (=be the main actor)Al Pacino heads the cast of this political thriller.cast + NOUNa cast member/a member of the castEveryone remembers the cast members of 'Friends’.the cast list (=list of members)The movie has an impressive cast list.

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cast• Why don't you have a cast?• Mandy has to have her arm in a cast for six weeks.• Films like 'Ben Hur' were made with a cast of thousands.• Given a great script and cast, Steven Soderbergh is unsurpassed as a storyteller.• The entire cast of the play deserves praise for this performance.• The granite columns give a pinkish cast to the base of the building.• McIntosh's work consists of plaster casts of the artist's own face.• The recipes come from an all-star cast of contributors, each a specialist in his or her own right.• And the cast is fairly strong.• Combined with the near-sleepwalking tendencies of the cast, this rendering offered few hair-raising moments on the vocal Richter scale.• The cast includes Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith.all-star cast• The recipes come from an all-star cast of contributors, each a specialist in his or her own right.• An all-star cast includes Orson Welles and George Sanders.Make ... cast• Reaumur was concerned also with trying to make cast iron less brittle.n-cast /kɑːst $ kæst/ suffix [in nouns]n1 a program that is put on the Internet for people to download a podcast —-casting suffix [in nouns]n Lifecasting involves showing every event in your life on the Internet.From Longman Business Dictionarycastcast /kɑːstkæst/ verb (past tense and past participle cast) [transitive] cast a vote (also cast a ballot American English) to vote for someone or vote in an electionJustice Kennedy cast the deciding vote in the 5-4 ruling.→ See Verb tableOrigin cast1 (1100-1200) Old Norse kasta

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cast¹ W3 /kɑːst $ kæst/ verb (past tense and past participle cast)1. cast light on/onto something to provide new information about something, making it easier to understand:
    research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe
    The numerous biographies of Baldwin cast little light on the subject.
2. cast doubt(s) on something to make people feel less certain about something:
    Her documentary casts serious doubt on Gilligan’s conviction.
3.  LIGHT AND SHADE  [transitive] literary to make light or a shadow appear somewhere
    cast something over/on/across something
    The flames cast dancing shadows on the walls.
    the shade cast by low-hanging branches
4. cast a shadow/cloud over something literary to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something:
    The allegations cast a cloud over the Mayor’s visit.
    Her father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations.
5.  LOOK  [transitive] literary to look quickly in a particular direction
    cast a look/glance at somebody/something
    She cast an anguished look at Guy.
    cast somebody a glance/look
    The young tramp cast him a wary glance.
    She blushed, casting her eyes down.
6. cast an eye on/over something to examine or read something quickly in order to judge whether it is correct, good etc:
    Mellor cast an eye over the draft for inaccuracies.
    cast a critical/expert etc eye
    Tonight, Tim Goodman casts a cynical eye on TV ads.
7. cast a vote/ballot to vote in an election:
    Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th.
    To qualify, candidates must get at least 10% of the votes cast. ⇨ casting vote
8. cast a spell on/over somebody
  a. to attract someone very strongly and to keep their attention completely:
    Hong Kong casts a spell over the visitor almost as soon as the aircraft touches down.
  b. to use magic words or acts to change someone or something:
    She’s a witch, and she’ll cast a spell on you if she catches you.
9. cast your mind back literary to try to remember something that happened in the past
    cast your mind back to
    Cast your mind back to your first day at school.
    cast your mind back over
    He frowned, casting his mind back over the conversation.
10. cast aspersions on something/somebody formal to suggest that someone is not as truthful, honest etc as they seem:
    remarks that cast aspersions on the integrity of the jury
11.  METAL  [transitive] to make an object by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a mould (=hollow container)
    cast something in/from something
    a statue of a horse cast in bronze
12.  ACTING  [transitive] to choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etc
    cast somebody alongside/opposite somebody (=choose people for the two main roles)
    Pfeiffer was expected to be cast alongside Douglas in ‘Basic Instinct’.
    cast somebody as something
    Coppola cast him as Sodapop in ‘The Outsiders’.
    cast somebody in a role/a part/the lead
    The producer finally cast Finsh in the male lead.
13.  DESCRIBE  [transitive] to regard or describe someone as a particular type of person
    cast somebody as something
    Clinton had cast himself as the candidate of new economic opportunity.
    Clarke’s trying to cast me in the role of villain here.
14.  THROW  [transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to throw something somewhere
   SYN  toss:
    Sparks leapt as he cast more wood on the fire.
15.  FISHING  [intransitive and transitive] to throw a fishing line or net into the water:
    There’s a trick to casting properly.
16.  SEND AWAY  [transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to force someone to go somewhere unpleasant
    cast somebody into prison/Hell etc
    Memet should, in her opinion, be cast into prison.
17. cast your net (far and) wide to consider or try as many things as possible in order to find what you want:
    We cast our net wide to get the right person for the job.
18.  SKIN  [transitive] when a snake casts its skin, the top layer of skin falls off slowly
   SYN  shed
19. cast a shoe if a horse casts a shoe, the shoe falls off by accident
20. cast a horoscope to prepare and write a horoscope for someone
⇨ the die is cast at die²(3), ⇨ throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something at lot²(8), ⇨ cast pearls before swine at pearl(4)
     
cast about/around for something phrasal verb
  to try hard to think of the right thing to do or say:
    She cast about frantically for an excuse.
    Telecoms companies are casting around for ways of recouping huge losses.
cast somebody/something ↔ aside phrasal verb literary
  to remove or get rid of someone or something because you no longer want or need them:
    When Henry became King, he cast aside all his former friends.
    cast aside your inhibitions/doubts etc
    Cast aside your fears.
cast away phrasal verb [usually passive]
  to be left alone on a lonely shore or island because your ship has sunk:
    If you were cast away on a desert island, what would you miss most?
cast off phrasal verb
  1. to untie the rope that fastens your boat to the shore so that you can sail away
  2. cast somebody/something ↔ off literary to remove or get rid of something or someone that you no longer want or need:
    His family had cast him off without a penny.
  3. to finish a piece of knitting by removing the stitches from the needle to make an edge that will not come undone
    cast something ↔ off
    Cast off four stitches.
cast on phrasal verb
  to start a piece of knitting by making the first stitches on the needle
    cast something ↔ on
    Cast on 132 stitches.
cast somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb
  literary to force someone or something to leave a place:
    God has cast out the demons from your soul.
cast something ↔ up phrasal verb literary
  if the sea casts something up, it carries it onto the shore:
    A body had been cast up on the rocks.

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cast² noun [countable]
1.  ACTORS all the people who perform in a play, film etc
    cast of
    Films like ‘Ben Hur’ have a cast of thousands.
    the entire cast of ‘Les Misérables’
    an all-star cast
    a strong supporting cast (=everyone except the main actors)
    a member of the cast
2.  ON ARM/LEG (also plaster cast) a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken:
    Murray has his leg in a cast.
3.  FOR MAKING A SHAPE a mould (=hollow container) into which you pour liquid metal, plastic etc in order to make an object of a particular shape, or the object made in this way
    cast of
    Make a cast of the statue.
4. sb’s cast of mind formal the way that a person thinks and the type of opinions or mental abilities they have:
    Mary was of a far less intellectual cast of mind.
5.  FISHING the act of throwing a fishing line into the water
6.  COLOUR literary a small amount of a particular colour:
    Sage leaves have a silvery cast.
7.  EYE old-fashioned a problem with your eye which causes it to look sideways
8.  EARTH a small pile of earth that a worm produces on the surface of the ground
     

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■ adjectives
   ▪ a strong cast (=a lot of good actors) The play has a strong cast of new young actors.
   ▪ a talented cast It's a fantastic production with an enormously talented cast.
   ▪ an all-star/a star-studded/a stellar cast (=a lot of very famous actors) The movie features an all-star cast.
   ▪ a supporting cast (=all the actors except the main ones) There’s also a fine supporting cast.
■ verbs
   ▪ have a cast The play had a cast of almost unknown actors.
   ▪ head the cast (=be the main actor) Al Pacino heads the cast of this political thriller.
■ cast + NOUN
   ▪ a cast member/a member of the cast Everyone remembers the cast members of 'Friends’.
   ▪ the cast list (=list of members) The movie has an impressive cast list.