英语词汇“to cast about”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. See simple senses and about adv.

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1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. D6^v Sighs numberlesse he cast about.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 19 Begin..to cast about Thy Infant Eyes.

1789 ‘P. Pindar’ Subj. for Painters 69 She cast about her eyes in thought profound.

2. intransitive. To turn about. Nautical. To change the course, to go on the other tack. Cf. 54.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)]

charec1000

stintc1330

turnc1330

to turn awaya1382

windc1385

casta1475

rebatea1500

strike1576

to cast about1591

veer1769

to come around1797

twist?1801

vert1859

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > go about > by tacking

traverse1568

to cast about1591

to throw about1591

staya1613

flat1622

cast1671

to put about1712

to come about1777

to throw round1882

1591 W. Raleigh Rep. Fight Iles of Açores sig. B^v Perswaded..to cut his maine saile, and cast about.

1611 Bible (King James) Jer. xli. 14 The people..cast about and returned, and went into Johanan.

1635 Ld. Lindsey in Sir W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 335/1 If I cast about in the night, I will shoot a Piece of Ordnance.

a1716 Sc. Pasquils (1868) 277 Prone to cast about to th' other shore.

3. To go this way and that in search for game, a lost scent, etc., originally a hunting locution. Cf. 60.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > search for game

to cast about1575

cast1704

try1810

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > make a search [verb (intransitive)]

seekc1000

ofsechec1300

searchc1330

laita1400

ripea1400

to cast about1575

to fall about1632

quest1669

to bush about or out1686

beat1709

to cast about one1823

feather1892

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xl. 120 Huntesmen may caste aboute in the moste conuenient moyst places, and..vnder some bushe or shade.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 141 Dogges..will cast about for the game, as a disputant doth for the truth.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. vii. 165 There is nothing for it but to cast about for the scent.

1879 R. L. Stevenson Trav. with Donkey 166 I began to cast about for a place to camp in.

4. figurative.

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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, inspect [verb (intransitive)]

inquirec1330

aska1382

ensearch1382

questiona1500

investigate?1520

vestigatea1561

to look into ——1561

perpend1568

mouse1575

rake1603

undergo1605

fathom1607

ravel1618

examine1628

inquisition1644

to cast abouta1676

inspect1703

sound1793

disquisitea1823

look-see1862

to cast about one1867

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 22 I cast about for all circumstances that may revive my Memory.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vi. xxxii. 119 They who cast about for Difficulties, will be sure to find or make them.

1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) iii. xix. 252 Casting about for some explanation of the Atonement.

5. To consider, contrive, devise means, lay plans. Const. with infinitive or clause. Cf. 42, 43.

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the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb] > plan to do something

lay1573

plota1586

to cast aboutc1590

to put into (also in) practice1592

plat1596

project1600

to lay abouta1618

to lay out1651

plan1718

c1590 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta ii. ii Like a cunning Jew so cast about, That ye be both made sure.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 428 The Turkes being mo in number, cast about to haue encloased them.

1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 18 Now he casts about how to preserve himself from the Storm.

1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in Tale of Tub 258 She cast about to change her Shape.

1712 Spectator No. 524. ⁋9 I was casting about within myself what I should do.

1861 S. Wilberforce Agathos, Tent in Pl. (1865) 141 I cast about in my mind how I should speak to him.

单词	to cast about
释义	> as lemmas to cast about to cast about 1. transitive. See simple senses and about adv. ΚΠ 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. D6^v Sighs numberlesse he cast about. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 19 Begin..to cast about Thy Infant Eyes. 1789 ‘P. Pindar’ Subj. for Painters 69 She cast about her eyes in thought profound. 2. intransitive. To turn about. Nautical. To change the course, to go on the other tack. Cf. 54. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] charec1000 stintc1330 turnc1330 to turn awaya1382 windc1385 casta1475 rebatea1500 strike1576 to cast about1591 veer1769 to come around1797 twist?1801 vert1859 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > go about > by tacking traverse1568 to cast about1591 to throw about1591 staya1613 flat1622 cast1671 to put about1712 to come about1777 to throw round1882 1591 W. Raleigh Rep. Fight Iles of Açores sig. B^v Perswaded..to cut his maine saile, and cast about. 1611 Bible (King James) Jer. xli. 14 The people..cast about and returned, and went into Johanan. View more context for this quotation 1635 Ld. Lindsey in Sir W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 335/1 If I cast about in the night, I will shoot a Piece of Ordnance. a1716 Sc. Pasquils (1868) 277 Prone to cast about to th' other shore. 3. To go this way and that in search for game, a lost scent, etc., originally a hunting locution. Cf. 60. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > search for game to cast about1575 cast1704 try1810 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > make a search [verb (intransitive)] seekc1000 ofsechec1300 searchc1330 laita1400 ripea1400 to cast about1575 to fall about1632 quest1669 to bush about or out1686 beat1709 to cast about one1823 feather1892 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xl. 120 Huntesmen may caste aboute in the moste conuenient moyst places, and..vnder some bushe or shade. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 141 Dogges..will cast about for the game, as a disputant doth for the truth. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. vii. 165 There is nothing for it but to cast about for the scent. 1879 R. L. Stevenson Trav. with Donkey 166 I began to cast about for a place to camp in. 4. figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, inspect [verb (intransitive)] inquirec1330 aska1382 ensearch1382 questiona1500 investigate?1520 vestigatea1561 to look into ——1561 perpend1568 mouse1575 rake1603 undergo1605 fathom1607 ravel1618 examine1628 inquisition1644 to cast abouta1676 inspect1703 sound1793 disquisitea1823 look-see1862 to cast about one1867 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 22 I cast about for all circumstances that may revive my Memory. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vi. xxxii. 119 They who cast about for Difficulties, will be sure to find or make them. 1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) iii. xix. 252 Casting about for some explanation of the Atonement. 5. To consider, contrive, devise means, lay plans. Const. with infinitive or clause. Cf. 42, 43. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plan [verb] > plan to do something lay1573 plota1586 to cast aboutc1590 to put into (also in) practice1592 plat1596 project1600 to lay abouta1618 to lay out1651 plan1718 c1590 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta ii. ii Like a cunning Jew so cast about, That ye be both made sure. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 428 The Turkes being mo in number, cast about to haue encloased them. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 18 Now he casts about how to preserve himself from the Storm. 1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in Tale of Tub 258 She cast about to change her Shape. 1712 Spectator No. 524. ⁋9 I was casting about within myself what I should do. 1861 S. Wilberforce Agathos, Tent in Pl. (1865) 141 I cast about in my mind how I should speak to him. extracted from castv. < as lemmas
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