cast1/kæst; kɑːst/v [T] past tense and past participle cast 1 to choose a particular actor for a part in a film, play etc 選派〔某人〕扮演角色: cast sb as sb Who was cast as Harry Potter? 誰扮演哈利∙波特?2 literary to throw something somewhere, or send something in a particular direction【文】投﹐抛﹐擲﹐扔: cast sth across/on/into etc sth The fishermen cast their nets into the sea. 漁民把漁網撒入海中。The fire cast a soft light on her face. 柔和的火光映在她的臉上。cast a look/glance at sb/sth She cast an anxious glance at Guy. 她焦急地瞥了蓋伊一眼。3 cast doubt/suspicion on sth to make people feel less certain about something 使懷疑某事: Recent information has cast doubt on the evidence. 最新的信息讓人對這個證據産生了懷疑。4 cast light on/onto sth to explain something or provide new information about it 使某事更爲清楚﹔闡明[論述]某事: Can you cast any light on these figures? 你能把這些數據解釋一下嗎?5 cast a shadow/cloud over sth to make people enjoy something less or feel less happy 給某事蒙上陰影: The bad news cast a shadow over his visit. 這個壞消息給他的訪問蒙上了陰影。6 cast an eye over sth to read or look at something quickly快速浏覽某物﹔看一眼某物7 cast a spell on/over sb/stha) to use magic to make something happen 對某人/某物施魔法[下咒語] b) to interest or attract people very much, as if by magic 深深吸引〔某人〕﹐把…迷住: Hong Kong casts a spell over its visitors as soon as they land. 遊客一到達香港就被深深吸引住。8 [usually passive 一般用被動態] to make an object by pouring hot metal into a hollow container 澆鑄﹐鑄造: cast sth in/from sth a statue cast in bronze 一尊青銅鑄像9 cast a/your vote to vote in an election 投票 10 cast your mind back to try to remember something that happened in the past 回顧﹐追憶: +to Try to cast your mind back to that first day at school. 回想一下你第一天上學的情景。cast around/about for sthphr v to try to find or get something 設法找到[得到]: On leaving school he cast around for a job. 離開學校後他到處找工作。cast sb/sth aside phr v to get rid of something or someone 擺脫﹔把…丢在一邊: Never cast aside your old friends. 千萬别對老朋友置之不理。cast off phr v to untie the rope that fastens a boat to something 解開船纜
cast2n [C] 1 all the actors in a film, play etc 演員陣容: an all-star cast (=all the actors are famous)全明星演員陣容2 a PLASTER CAST 石膏