cast基本信息
读法：英 [kɑːst] 美 [kæst]
释义：
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星级词汇：★★★★★
英英释义
Noun:
"The setting sun threw long shadows"
"cast a spell"
"cast a warm light"
"cast a ballot"
"roving vagabonds"
"the wandering Jew"
"The cattle roam across the prairie"
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"
"They rolled from town to town"
"shed your clothes"
"cast lots"
"She cast her request in very polite language"
"He purged continuously"
"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
中英词源
cast 投掷
词源不详。
- cast
- cast: [31] Cast comes from Old Norse kasta ‘throw’. It has gradually been replaced since Middle English times as the ordinary word for ‘propelling with the arm’ by throw. Of the various metaphorical senses of the noun, ‘set of performers in a play’ developed in the 17th century, apparently from an earlier ‘plan, design’.
- cast (v.)
- c. 1200, "to throw, fling, hurl," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse kasta "to throw" (cognate with Swedish kasta, Danish kaste, North Frisian kastin), of uncertain origin. Meaning "to form in a mold" is late 15c. In the sense of "warp, turn" it replaced Old English weorpan (see warp (v.)), and itself largely has been superseded now by throw, though cast still is used of fishing lines and glances. Meaning "calculate, find by reckoning; chart (a course)" is from c. 1300.
- cast (n.)
- mid-13c., "a throw, an act of throwing," from cast (v.). In early use especially of dice, hence figurative uses relating to fortune or fate. Meaning "that which is cast" is from c. 1550s. Meaning "dash or shade of color" is from c. 1600. The sense of "a throw" carried an idea of "the form the thing takes after it has been thrown," which led to widespread and varied meanings, such as "group of actors in a play" (1630s). OED finds 42 distinct noun meaning and 83 verbal ones, with many sub-definitions. Many of the figurative senses converged in a general meaning "sort, kind, style" (mid-17c.). A cast in the eye (early 14c.) preserves the older verbal sense of "warp, turn."
词态变化
第三人称单数 casts;
过去式 cast;
过去分词 cast;
现在分词 casting;
权威造句
- 1. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.
- 伯克匆匆地瞥了一眼菜单，然后啪地合上了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The cast of characters in the scandal is bewilderingly large.
- 卷入丑闻的人多得让人眼花缭乱。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This show has several strengths — notably a strong cast.
- 这个表演有一些亮点——尤其是演员阵容特别强大。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Alexandra looked plump and awkward in her cast-off clothing.
- 亚历山德拉穿着那身过时的衣裳，显得臃肿笨拙。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. They would have to offer cast-iron guarantees to invest in long-term projects.
- 他们需提供绝对可靠的担保，才能投资长期项目。
来自柯林斯例句
近反义词
相似短语
单词分析
这些动词均有“抛、投、掷”之意。throw普通用词，使用广泛，仅指用力抛掷，不涉及动作方式或感情色彩。
cast常可与throw互换，指迅速扔出一个重量较轻的物体。
fling指用力投掷，或因感情激动而粗暴地或漫无目的地扔东西。
heave指把重物举起后扔出。
hurl通常指用力投掷，动作迅猛，所投掷的距离也较远。
pitch指随意地、轻轻地掷或扔，侧重方向性和有明确的目标。
toss指无什么目的地、轻轻地、随意地掷或扔，所扔掷的东西一般都比较轻。
记忆方法
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