| 单词 | cast |
| 释义 | cast (kɑːst , kæst ) Word forms: casts , casting language note: The form cast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. 1. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] B2 The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it. The show is very amusing and the cast are very good. Synonyms: actors, company, players, characters 2. verb To cast an actor in a play or film means to choose them to act a particular role in it. Casting three actresses in the film to play one role was very challenging. [V n + in/as] He was cast as a college professor. [be VERB-ed + as] He had no trouble casting the movie. [VERB noun] casting uncountable noun [NOUN noun] The film could have done without the casting of the director's daughter in a central role. ...the casting director of Ealing film studios. 3. verb To cast someone in a particular way or as a particular thing means to describe them in that way or suggest they are that thing. Democrats have been worried about being cast as the party of the poor. [be VERB-ed + as] Holland would never dare cast himself as a virtuoso pianist. [V pron-refl + as] 4. verb If you cast your eyes or cast a look in a particular direction, you look quickly in that direction. [written] He cast a stern glance at the two men. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] I cast my eyes down briefly. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] The maid, casting black looks, hurried out. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bestow, give, level, accord 5. verb If something casts a light or shadow somewhere, it causes it to appear there. [written] The moon cast a bright light over the yard. [VERB noun preposition] They flew in over the beach, casting a huge shadow. [VERB noun] Synonyms: give out, spread, deposit, shed 6. verb To cast doubt on something means to cause people to be unsure about it. Last night a top criminal psychologist cast doubt on the theory. [VERB noun + on] 7. verb When you cast your vote in an election, you vote. About ninety-five per cent of those who cast their votes approve the new constitution. [VERB noun] Gaviria had been widely expected to obtain well over half the votes cast. [VERB-ed] 8. verb To cast something or someone somewhere means to throw them there. [literary] He gathered up the twigs and cast them into the fire. [VERB noun preposition] John had Maude and her son cast into a dungeon. [have n V-ed prep] 9. verb If someone casts a fishing line or casts, they throw one end of the fishing line into the water. [Also VERB] 10. verb To cast an object means to make it by pouring a liquid such as hot metal into a specially shaped container and leaving it there until it becomes hard. ...sculptures cast in bronze. [V-ed + in] 11. countable noun A cast is a model that has been made by pouring a liquid such as plaster or hot metal onto something or into something, so that when it hardens it has the same shape as that thing. An orthodontist took a cast of the inside of Billy's mouth. [+ of] 12. countable noun A cast is the same as a plaster cast. 13. countable noun If someone has a particular cast of mind or cast of thought, they have that kind of character or way of thinking of things. There were some of a more cynical cast of mind, however. Hers was an essentially sunny cast of mind. Synonyms: type, turn, sort, kind 14. See also casting 15. to cast anchor phrase [VERB inflects] When the people on a boat drop anchor or cast anchor, they drop the boat's anchor into the water in order to prevent the boat from moving. We dropped anchor in a sheltered spot. 16. to cast aspersions phrase If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way. [formal] He has flatly denied casting aspersions on the rabbi's behaviour. 17. the die is cast phrase You can say that the die is cast to draw attention to the importance of an event or decision which is going to affect your future and which cannot be changed or avoided. It was too late and too urgent to turn back. The die was cast. 18. to cast your mind back phrase If you cast your mind back to a time in the past, you think about what happened then. Cast your mind back to the year the team won the title. 19. to cast your net wider phrase If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things. The security forces are casting their net wider. 20. to cast pearls before swine phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is casting pearls before swine, you mean that they are wasting their time by offering something that is helpful or valuable to someone who does not appreciate or understand it. You do not value what should be valued, I see I was casting pearls before swine. Phrasal verbs: cast around for regional note: in BRIT, also use cast about for phrasal verb If you cast around for something or cast about for it, you try to find it or think of it. She had been casting around for a good excuse to go to New York. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] cast aside phrasal verb If you cast aside someone or something, you get rid of them because they are no longer necessary or useful to you. Sweden needs to cast aside outdated policies and thinking. [VERB PARTICLE noun] cast down passive phrasal verb If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it. [literary] I am not cast down by it because I believe in the fundamental strength of the business. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Ever since I saw the diary excerpts I've been cast down. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] cast off 1. phrasal verb If you cast off something, you get rid of it because it is no longer necessary or useful to you, or because it is harmful to you. [literary] The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests. [VERB PARTICLE noun] There was an extraordinary feeling of hope and relief, as if a great burden had been cast off. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. See also cast-off 3. phrasal verb If you are on a boat and you cast off, you untie the rope that is keeping the boat in a fixed position. He cast off, heading out to the bay. [VERB PARTICLE] cast out phrasal verb To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them. One of the roles which science plays is that of casting out superstition. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] To be cast out from civilization was the worst fate that could possibly befall me. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: cast your eye over something to look at, consider, or read something very quickly He cast his eye over the bookcases. She was obviously an avid reader. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cast an eye on something to examine something carefully and give your opinion about it `Before the elections I was pessimistic,' says Jassem Saddoun, a leading economist who casts a critical eye on domestic affairs. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the die is cast said to mean that you have made an important decision about the future and that it is impossible to change it, even if things go wrong I have made this decision to get a puppy. In fact, the die is cast: I have already paid for it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cast your bread upon the waters [literary] to do something good or take a risk, usually without expecting very much in return You should make time to offer assistance to others. It's a case of casting your bread upon the waters – who knows how the favour will be repaid. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cast iron or cast-iron absolutely certain and to be believed Even if one could visualize her as a murderer, she has a cast-iron alibi. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cast a wide net to involve a large number of things or people in what you are doing No British theatre casts a wider net for talent . Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cast pearls before swine [literary] to waste your time by offering something that is helpful or valuable to someone who does not appreciate or understand it I have wonderful costumes, with feathers and top hats, but it's like casting pearls before swine, they don't care what you wear. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cast a long shadow over something to have a bad influence over something that lasts for a long time Cancer has cast its long shadow over almost every family in the country. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: cast a cloud over The episode cast a cloud over the rest of the summer. Times, Sunday Times Yet theological and political disagreements threatened at several points to cast a cloud over the consecration. Times, Sunday Times Long-distance drives across the continent can cast a cloud over the sunniest of sunshine breaks. The Sun Even so, the issue seems certain to cast a cloud over him and the club for at least the next six weeks. The Sun The bank's losses and the subsequent politically charged bailouts have cast a cloud over some of the country's other financial giants. Times, Sunday Times Simply plunge your hands into unkempt hedgerows for elderflower s, get lucky with wild strawberries in dry woodland or cast your line into the sea. Times, Sunday Times The dad-of-one was fishing for carp at a lake near his home when he tried to cast his line out into the water. The Sun She cast her line just 20 yards out into a 10ft deep gully and promptly hooked the massive 11ft bronze whaler. The Sun A local fisherman tried to cast a line across the river but it came up short. Times, Sunday Times We see anglers casting their lines for salmon in a heavenly landscape and discussing the joys of waiting. The Sun It's telling that it took until after she cast the vote for the impact to truly be felt. Times, Sunday Times This would surely have given more viewers the chance to cast a vote and been a truer reflection of their feelings. The Sun We need to make it easier for people to cast their vote. Times, Sunday Times I have never cast a vote in any election. Times, Sunday Times On polling day his election agent was caught presenting himself to cast his vote in two different places. Times, Sunday Times He thought that inserting part or all of his face into scenes appropriately cast doubt on connections between art and truth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But one of the sport's greatest players has cast doubt on this prospect. Times,Sunday Times However, experts have cast doubt on her age because she lost her original birth certificate. The Sun Naval experts cast doubt on the credibility of the warnings, however. Times, Sunday Times He said that his investigations cast doubt on the official explanation that the tapes were made by an amateur. Times, Sunday Times Many linguists and philosophers in recent years have cast doubt on this claim. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) The committee also cast doubt on the veracity of the map used by the MoD. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Not surprisingly some have cast doubt on the veracity of this belief. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The results cast doubt on the validity of the electroweak theory. 2013, 'Further Problems with Integral Spin Charged Particles', Progress in Physics Her cast includes the traditional absent-minded professor and the spoilt aristocrat. Times, Sunday Times His cast includes singers who challenge this long and wonderful opera's most famous interpreters on disc. Times, Sunday Times A strong cast includes a range of familiar faces who take on the role of rock legends. The Sun Her cast includes a pair of bleach-blond, 'end of the pier' gents in tuxedos - a compere and a drummer. Times, Sunday Times The cast includes four dancers and two actors, and while the former speak and the latter move, their abilities vary widely. Globe and Mail Time stood still until he finally cast judgment. Times, Sunday Times But before onlookers cast judgment, they should understand the detail of the system she was subject to and her circumstances. Times, Sunday Times But we're all with sin, and thus we're all tentative to cast judgment on anyone else. Christianity Today The review provoked a storm of criticism, with actors and playwrights saying that it was unfair to cast judgment on a show during its preview run. Times, Sunday Times But, as with all things, we must not be hasty in casting judgment. Christianity Today Interestingly, each cast member is invited to critique the work. Times, Sunday Times (2014) For most of their flying scenes they are attached by rope to a fellow cast member. Times, Sunday Times (2016) For a bonus, which cast member has he replaced for a month after good reviews but so-so ticket sales? Times, Sunday Times (2014) The plane crash means at least one major cast member dies. The Sun (2012) Correspondence, the collecting and exchange of naturalia, and reflections on their meanings occupy many of the vast cast of characters who people this volume. The Times Literary Supplement The book's best moments are the accounts of the inventive speeches against monarchs made by a lively cast of characters. The Times Literary Supplement You take a realistic look at the cast of characters in your life and know who to rely on. The Sun Now, art buffs have the chance to view the painting and its jovial cast of characters in their full glory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sutures between the two show badly and a large cast of characters means some are no more than proper nouns on the page. Times, Sunday Times The six-strong cast performs in a cod-balletic fashion that seems by turns ridiculously rigid, hilariously pokerfaced, noble and cruel. Times, Sunday Times Yet the cast performs it with such a steady rhythmicality that it emits an even more vivid sense of a society on the brink of ruin. Times, Sunday Times The camera zooms out to show the full hotel suite when the entire cast performs a brief, synchronized dance sequence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A solid fence, for example, may provide shelter, but it will also cast shade, which can be a problem in a small garden. Times, Sunday Times For energy efficiency, trees were retained to cast shade with weather protection and a shading system used to cover parts of the track. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others, including some shorebirds, cast shade with their bodies as they stand over their eggs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On grapevines, cut off any large leaves that are casting shade over the developing bunches of fruit. Times, Sunday Times You cast suspicion on your colleague who now feels betrayed by what happened. Times, Sunday Times Unfortunately, cases like these cast suspicion on all such endeavours. Times, Sunday Times The missives cast suspicion on those receiving the letters. Houston Chronicle However, some scholars point out the ironic tension between the musical’s diverse cast and what they see as an overly whitewashed script. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If nothing else, it boasts a demographically diverse cast of 39 and a high turnout of stars. Times, Sunday Times With a rich and diverse cast, it sings. Times, Sunday Times Although they are wearing ridiculously colourful costumes, the diverse cast perform with great dignity and passion but not one iota of pretentiousness or falsity. Times, Sunday Times Observers noted a more diverse cast of acting honours. Times, Sunday Times Throughout, a strong ensemble cast adroitly tackles the distinctive performance styles demanded by this playwright. The Times Literary Supplement (2008) Unlike most operas, the piece is an ensemble cast work. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And a strong ensemble cast impressed. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Our fantastic ensemble cast will deliver big emotional stories told through four compelling women. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The series boasts a stellar ensemble cast. The Sun (2013) To have the entire cast standing motionless for the last ten minutes may save rehearsal, but it's a preposterously limp anticlimax. Times, Sunday Times Determined that the show must go on, the entire cast took the production on tour. Times, Sunday Times In recognition of his on-air injury, after the commercial break the entire cast appeared wearing bandages on their foreheads. Times,Sunday Times Throughout the production the entire cast sits in an arc of chairs centre stage. Times, Sunday Times The entire cast, always adept, lunge and tumble through a range of slippery yet strong, detailed movement that draws artfully upon street dance. Times,Sunday Times Bristling with great characters, excellent cast, gripping plot, acute suspense, it was almost unbearably tense. Times, Sunday Times An excellent cast and narrative makes compelling viewing. Times, Sunday Times A uniformly excellent cast of 16 give light but accurate performances on a big traverse stage, singing unamplified against two pianos, double bass and drums. Times, Sunday Times With some truly spectacular action scenes and an excellent cast, this historical epic makes for riveting viewing. The Sun Wall, like the rest of this excellent cast, keeps it light, never judges. Times, Sunday Times Ask a coach for their inspiration and a familiar cast list will often emerge. Times, Sunday Times There's a familiar cast of hero and villains, plenty of audience participation and even dancing at the end. Times,Sunday Times Much of the novel has the form of a sophisticated soap opera, in which a familiar cast reacts to a series of domestic shocks with bouts of uninhibited truth-telling. Times, Sunday Times Every long or lost patrol, real and imagined, has a familiar cast of characters. Times, Sunday Times This trend towards a freer, more fluid way with plants called for the adoption of fresh performers to break up the solidity of the familiar cast of shrubs and perennials. Times, Sunday Times The season 1 opening credits feature the cast having their pictures taken during a picnic in the park. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was the only season to feature a cast of 12 contestants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But you're never really alone, because in its latest, most ambitious incarnation, the work features a cast of hundreds. Times, Sunday Times The first featured a cast of 12 squeezed into a wardrobe. Times,Sunday Times Each episode features the cast singing well-known songs; two of these performances are then released as download singles. Times, Sunday Times In fact the film cast are obviously having as much fun as we all did. Times, Sunday Times The spectrum was obtained from a thin film cast from a solution of a sample of the plastic taken from the failed forearm crutch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The misery of the last three films casts a long shadow. Times, Sunday Times They, with the same characters played by a filmed cast, and all the stage business, were projected on a huge, round, pink-framed screen hanging ominously above the orchestra. Times, Sunday Times But the film casts a gentle spell — oblique, melodious and surprisingly sensuous. Times, Sunday Times It was an amazing experience being able to work with larger budgets and a huge cast. Times, Sunday Times A huge cast — including many reallife amputees and war veterans — was enlisted to play injured soldiers. The Sun With such a huge cast, there are an awful lot of loose ends to tie up and only 13 episodes to do it in. The Sun This story has a huge cast, whose members get only perfunctory introductions. Times, Sunday Times Just when you think you know all the huge cast in this epic drama, along comes another character. The Sun But as the plays grew, the quest was on for more people to join the cast and to work backstage. Times, Sunday Times He will have a family who will join the cast in the spring. The Sun And that's exactly what happens in the second half, when about 15 to 20 audience members are invited to join the cast on stage to dance. ST The overall winners will join the cast of a new touring musical featuring the music of, guess who? The Sun When they're asked to join the cast of one of the four permanent theatre productions, they know they've earned their paint, so to speak. Globe and Mail Tonight's special program me has a lead cast of just three principals, now aged 20, with a random sprinkling of others. Times,Sunday Times He was looking through the drawers of diamonds in the national gem collection and found a lead cast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A graduate fresh out of drama college went from audience member to a starring role on the stage after a lead cast member was unexpectedly taken ill. Times, Sunday Times Was this slab of lead cast here at this time? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most likely, the lead cast was made near 1815, since that was the year that similar entries from the 1850 catalogue had been made. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was recently performed on its 50th anniversary by much of the original cast. Times, Sunday Times The twins, busy fashion designers, are not in this sequel, but most of the original cast — now in their thirties — return. Times, Sunday Times I know a few of the original cast are up for it. The Sun There are only three survivors from the original cast. Times, Sunday Times The opening night of this revival was performed by the original cast. Times, Sunday Times You would forgive some of this if the show cast a more potent atmosphere. Times,Sunday Times The first-ever show cast in honour of an obscure 1980s pop song. The Sun A sleek light show cast the band members in icy shades of green and blue. Times, Sunday Times Another show cast a more vivid light on our theme. Times, Sunday Times She held her first ever art exhibition show casting her work of last 17 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It feels a touch traditional, but the plot moves like clockwork and the solid cast are happy to let the city hog the spotlight. Times,Sunday Times Routine spy drama with a solid cast. Times, Sunday Times Piccolos were solid cast metal without plastic windows nor did they have interiors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the accomplishments of the system was that solid cast cannons were bored to precise tolerances, which allowed the walls to be thinner than cannons poured with hollow cores. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hollow casts were then created to lessen the weight problem, along with many different types of solid casts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If your wines perform well in this star-studded cast, their reputation is made. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A star-studded cast delivers good fun for all the family. The Sun (2007) Movie studios would sooner take their chances on a star-studded cast with an iffy script than an unknown actor with a promising concept. Christianity Today (2000) The stellar cast delivers a ship-load of laughs. The Sun Surrounded by a stellar cast of musicians, he gives these songs genuine loving care, his voice as warm, tender and graceful as ever. The Sun On that occasion a stellar cast of older horses frightened off much of the opposition. Times, Sunday Times Despite solid performances from a stellar cast, this film plods through a predictable plot. The Sun The stellar cast can't quite keep up with it, but it's still mesmerising. Times, Sunday Times Good stuff, although the strong cast could have charged it with a wilder collective attitude. Times,Sunday Times But with such a strong cast and the legacy of the first, this should have offered so much more. The Sun And this consistently strong cast give their all for him. Times, Sunday Times Yet it's performed with pace and wit by a strong cast. Times, Sunday Times A strong cast helps a very moving story. The Sun The supporting cast are dolls — a glassy-eyed, grotesque, alarmingly mobile miniature army. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The supporting cast is as strained as the idiolect. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) But the supporting cast fluffed their lines. The Sun (2012) Such is his stage presence and energy that he could overwhelm many a supporting cast. The Sun (2016) The supporting cast is absurdly starry. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But it has its moments, mainly provided by the talented cast. The Sun The show has great storylines and a talented cast. The Sun Add a hugely talented cast and some eccentricity and it's a winning formula. The Sun But too often this talented cast of eight overplay their hand, being so lavish with their comic brio that character gets subsumed by comic business. Times, Sunday Times She's brilliant again in this episode of the classy drama - and holds her own among the talented cast. The Sun Voters cast 5,2-million votes for the 60-year-old; turnout was 43%. Mail and Guardian Should voters cast a ballot for the lesser of two evils? Christianity Today In 2000, 85 per cent of 94,087 eligible voters cast ballots. Globe and Mail Just 61 per cent of registered voters cast ballots in the last federal election. Globe and Mail Voters cast votes twice on that date, once for the special election, once for the general election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the rehearsal room the whole cast knew we were creating something extraordinary. The Sun Yet the whole cast of 30 are in on the plan, all committed to mixing heart and humour and pain and pizzazz. Times, Sunday Times When the whole cast are manipulating rough planks, there are some eerily beautiful patterns and a real sense of dream. Times, Sunday Times It's a charming film that the whole cast clearly enjoyed making. The Sun The performances of the whole cast are so natural and unforced that the film sometimes seems like a fly-on-the-wall documentary. The Times Literary Supplement A wonderful cast and an intriguing study of evil. The Sun A wonderful cast bring to life this tale of tragic love. Times, Sunday Times We also had a wonderful cast and got our first choice for all the parts, which made things much easier. Times, Sunday Times Despite her obvious confidence in some ways, in others she's overcome with self-consciousness, and momentarily panics when coming face to face with our weird and wonderful cast of extras. The Sun It starred such a wonderful cast! The Sun Translations: Chinese: 演员表 Japanese: キャスト |
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