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castaway
cast·a·way C0146800 (kăst′ə-wā′)adj.1. Cast adrift or ashore; shipwrecked.2. Discarded; thrown away.n.1. A shipwrecked person.2. A rejected or discarded person or thing.castaway (ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ) n1. a person who has been shipwrecked2. something thrown off or away; castoffadj (prenominal) 3. (Nautical Terms) shipwrecked or put adrift4. thrown away or rejectedvb (Nautical Terms) (tr, adverb; often passive) to cause (a ship, person, etc) to be shipwrecked or abandonedcast•a•way (ˈkæst əˌweɪ, ˈkɑst-) n. 1. a shipwrecked person. 2. anything cast adrift or thrown away. 3. an outcast. adj. 4. cast adrift. 5. thrown away. [1520–30] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | castaway - a person who is rejected (from society or home)outcast, pariah, Ishmaelunfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortuneheretic, misbeliever, religious outcast - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Churchleper - a pariah who is avoided by othersHarijan, untouchable - belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India | | 2. | castaway - a shipwrecked person shipwreck survivorabandoned person - someone for whom hope has been abandoned | Translationscast (kaːst) – past tense past participle cast – verb1. to throw. The angler cast his line into the river; These facts cast new light on the matter; She cast him a look of hatred. 扔,拋 扔,抛 2. to get rid of; to take off. Some snakes cast their skins. 脫落,去掉 脱落,去掉 3. to shape (metal etc) by pouring into a mould. Metal is melted before it is cast. 鑄造(金屬等) 铸造4. to give a part in a play etc to. She was cast as Lady Macbeth. 選派...扮演角色 选派...扮演角色5. to select the actors for (a film etc). The director is casting (the film) tomorrow. 為(電影等)選角 为(电影等)挑选演员 6. to give (a vote). I cast my vote for the younger candidate. 投(票) 投票 noun1. a throw. At his third cast he caught a fish. 拋或扔的動作 抛或扔的动作2. something made by moulding. The doctor put a plaster cast on his broken leg. 模鑄品 模压品3. a mould. The hot metal is poured into a cast. 模子 模子4. the complete set of actors in a play, opera etc. the whole cast of the play. 演員陣容 演员阵容,班底 5. something that is ejected by certain animals, eg the earthworm. worm casts all over the grass. 排泄物 排泄物ˈcastaway noun a shipwrecked person. 乘船遇難者 乘船遇难者casting vote the deciding vote of the chairman of a meeting when the other votes are equally divided. 決定性一票 决定性一票cast iron unpurified iron melted and shaped in a mould. 鑄鐵 铸铁ˈcast-iron adjective1. made of cast iron. a cast-iron frying-pan. 鑄鐵的 铸铁的2. very strong. cast-iron muscles. 強健的 坚硬的ˈcast-off noun, adjective (a piece of clothing etc) no longer needed. cast-off clothes; I don't want my sister's cast-offs. 廢棄的(物品) 废弃物cast off1. to untie (the mooring lines of a boat). 解纜 解缆2. (also cast aside) to reject as unwanted. 棄之不用(顧) 抛弃3. in knitting, to finish (the final row of stitches). (編織毛線等)收針 (编织毛线等)收针 cast on in knitting, to make the first row of stitches. (編織毛線等)起針 (编织毛线等)起针 Castaway
CastawayArden, Enochshipwrecked sailor; lost for eleven years. [Br. Lit.: “Enoch Arden” in Benét, 316]Bligh, Captaincommander of H.M.S. Bounty who was cast adrift by mutinous crew. [Am. Lit.: Mutiny on the Bounty]Byam, Rogercrew member of the Bounty cast onto South Sea island. [Am. Lit.: Mutiny on the Bounty]Crichtonresourceful butler who leads master and his family through difficulties on deserted island. [Br. Lit.: Admirable Crichton]Crusoe, Robinsonshipwreck victim who lives on desert island with savage he names Friday. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe]Gilligan’s Islandcomedy about a party shipwrecked on a South Pacific island. [TV: Terrace, I, 312–313]Gunn, Benmarooned pirate, helps secure treasure hidden on island. [Br. Lit.: Treasure Island]Lost in Spacefamily is shipwrecked in space. [TV: Terrace, II, 38–39]Selkirk, Alexanderreal-life prototype of Robinson Crusoe. [Br. Hist.: EB, IX: 45]Smith, Cyrusknowledgeable engineer makes life bearable for castaway party on deserted island. [Fr. Lit.: Mysterious Island]Swiss Family Robinsonfamily shipwrecked on a deserted island. [Br. Lit.: Swiss Family Robinson]MedicalSeecastcastaway
Synonyms for castawaynoun a person who is rejected (from society or home)SynonymsRelated Words- unfortunate
- unfortunate person
- heretic
- misbeliever
- religious outcast
- leper
- Harijan
- untouchable
noun a shipwrecked personSynonymsRelated Words |