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cast1 /kɑːst $ kæst/ W3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp cast) → caste

1 cast light on/onto something INFORMATIONto provide new information about something, making it easier to understand 使了解某事；阐明[论述]某事

research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe

使我们进一步了解宇宙起源的研究发现

The numerous biographies of Baldwin cast little light on the subject.

鲍德温的众多传记都没怎么说明这个问题。

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cast light on/onto something• We use this to cast light on a metaphor of which we are given no other interpretation.• The convergence of the techniques will cast light on perspectives and how they are controlled.• The incident has cast light on the creeping privatisation of the drug war.• The different ways in which superantigens activate T cells casts light on the pathogenesis of infectious disease.• The investigation explores the possibility of using probate inventories to cast light on this and related questions.

2 cast doubt(s) on something UNCERTAINto make people feel less certain about something 使怀疑某事，使不确信某事

Her documentary casts serious doubt on Gilligan’s conviction.

她的纪录片使人对吉利根的判决产生极大的怀疑。

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cast doubt(s) on something• Both studies cast doubt on individuals' awareness of tax changes and therefore suggest a low labour response.• But this very silence casts doubt on Mancini's central point that the council actually voted down the king's expressed wishes.• Some are oversensitive, which leads to annoyance and casts doubt on readings which might not be inaccurate.• A foot abscess had cast doubts on the colt's participation in the Epsom Classic on Wednesday week.• Journalists and diplomatic sources, however, cast doubt on the government's version.• To cast doubt on the importance of production is thus to bring into questIon the foundation of the entire edifice.• That, the authors conclude, casts doubt on the refuge hypothesis.• This casts doubt on the suggestion that Asclepiodatus was also responsible for the shorter prologue of Lex Salica.

3 light and shade 光和阴影 [transitiveT] literary to make light or a shadow appear somewhere 投射〔光或影〕

cast something over/on/across something

The flames cast dancing shadows on the walls.

火光的影子在墙上舞动。

the shade cast by low-hanging branches

低垂的树枝投下的阴影

4 cast a shadow/cloud over something literarySPOIL to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something 给某事蒙上阴影

The allegations cast a cloud over the mayor’s visit.

这些指控给市长的访问蒙上了阴影。

Her father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations.

她父亲的病给婚礼蒙上了阴影。

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cast a shadow/cloud over something• It can not be denied, however, that Ramsey's death cast a shadow over all our activities.• They cast a shadow over his meeting yesterday in the state capital, Chandigarh.• And Dexter tried to calm his faint resentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimistic mood.• But even should he reappear tomorrow looking hale and hearty, his long absence will have cast a shadow over his position.• But this has cast a shadow over the College.• Show jeopardy: Langbaurgh's budget economies have cast a shadow over the future of East Cleveland's annual show.• Without the money ... it could cast a shadow over the future of student theatre in Oxford.• Armagh's injury worries cast a cloud over their preparations and Fermanagh could mount a smash and grab raid this time.

5 LOOKlook 看 [transitiveT] literary to look quickly in a particular direction 看[瞅]一眼

cast a look/glance at somebody/something

She cast an anguished look at Guy.

她痛苦地瞥了盖伊一眼。

cast somebody a glance/look

The young tramp cast him a wary glance.

年轻的流浪汉警惕地瞅了他一眼。

She blushed, casting her eyes down.

她脸红了，垂下了眼帘。

6 cast an eye on/over something to examine or read something quickly in order to judge whether it is correct, good etc 迅速检查[浏览]某物

Mellor cast an eye over the draft for inaccuracies.

梅勒扫了一眼草稿，看有没有错误。

cast a critical/expert etc eye

Tonight, Tim Goodman casts a cynical eye on TV ads.

今天晚上蒂姆·古德曼会以怀疑的眼光来审视电视广告。

Examples from the Corpus

cast an eye on/over something• Since marrying her he hadn't cast an eye on anyone else.• The professor shrugged, casting an eye over Davide's good jacket, to inform him that his information was unnecessary.

7 cast a vote/ballot VOTE/ELECTto vote in an election 投票

Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th.

仅有三分之一的选民愿意在2月26日那天去投票。

To qualify, candidates must get at least 10% of the votes cast.

候选人要获得资格的话，至少要得到投票总数的10%。

→ casting vote

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cast a vote/ballot• I had to assert the authority of my casting vote.• Its voters first cast ballots by mail on a state housing initiative in 1993.• In 1996,8, 605 people cast votes for mayor, including 6,570 for Owens.• Just four Republicans cast ballots for some one other than Gingrich, six short of the number needed to block his selection.• The deadline for casting votes is February 1,2001.• The majority of eligible voters said they would rather not cast ballots, leading to the worst percentage voter turnout since 1924.• Those who do are forced to cast a vote of questionable worth.• They can not accept that I should cast votes on their behalf without first asking each of them what they think.

8 cast a spell on/over somebody

a) ATTRACTto attract someone very strongly and to keep their attention completely 把某人迷住，深深吸引某人

Hong Kong casts a spell over the visitor almost as soon as the aircraft touches down.

飞机一着陆，游客就被香港迷住了。

b) MAGICto use magic words or acts to change someone or something 给某人下咒语，用咒语迷惑某人

She’s a witch, and she’ll cast a spell on you if she catches you.

她是个女巫，如果让她逮住，她就会对你下咒语。

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cast a spell on/over somebody• Meriwether cast a spell over the young traders who worked for him.• They said she cast spells on them.

9 cast your mind back literaryREMEMBER to try to remember something that happened in the past 回想，回顾，追忆

cast your mind back to

Cast your mind back to your first day at school.

回想一下你第一天上学的情景。

cast your mind back over

He frowned, casting his mind back over the conversation.

他皱起眉头，回想着那次谈话。

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cast your mind back• Again, more in control of matters, he cast his mind back.• He racked his brains, he cast his mind back.• Cast you mind back a few weeks to the Athletics Championship in Armagh.• Lisa, if you cast your mind back, I think you'll recall that it was your idea.• He frowned, casting his mind back over the conversation they had held.• He cast his mind back to his homecoming earlier that evening.• I cast my mind back to our excited departure from Gatwick airport.• Henry cast his mind back to the fateful evening.• Let us cast our minds back to the referendum.

10 cast aspersions on something/somebody formalCRITICIZE to suggest that someone is not as truthful, honest etc as they seem 批评[诋毁，中伤]某事/某人

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cast aspersions on something/somebody• Criticism of a verdict which casts aspersions on the integrity of jurors may, of course, attract libel actions on that score.

11 METALmetal 金属AVSTI [transitiveT] to make an object by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a mould (=hollow container) 浇铸；用模铸造

12 ACTORacting 演戏 [transitiveT]ACTOR/ACTRESS to choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etc 为…挑选演员，选派〔角色〕

13 DESCRIBEdescribe 描述 [transitiveT] to regard or describe someone as a particular type of person 把〔某人〕描写成，将〔某人〕描述为

14 THROWthrow 抛 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] literary to throw something somewhere 投，抛，扔，丢 SYN toss

15 FISHINGfishing 捕鱼 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DSO to throw a fishing line or net into the water 抛（钓丝）；撒（网）

16 send away 送走 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] literaryKEEP somebody IN A PLACE to force someone to go somewhere unpleasant 把…送往〔令人不快之地〕

17 cast your net (far and) wide THINK ABOUTto consider or try as many things as possible in order to find what you want 想尽方法寻找，千方百计搜罗

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cast your net (far and) wide• We cast our net wider and in a different direction.• I cast my net wide enough to find parents who vary from house cleaner to fashion designer to electrician to corporate manager.

18. CAST ITS SKINskin 皮肤 [transitiveT]HB when a snake casts its skin, the top layer of skin falls off slowly 〔蛇〕蜕皮 SYN shed

19. cast a shoe DSHif a horse casts a shoe, the shoe falls off by accident 〔马〕掉一个蹄铁

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cast a shoe• Or had his horse gone lame, cast a shoe?

20. cast a horoscope to prepare and write a horoscope for someone 用占星术算命

→ the die is cast at die2(3), → throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something at lot2(8), → cast pearls before swine at pearl(4) PHRASAL VERBS

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cast• But his style casts a dark shadow over the material, rendering it claustrophobic.• This sent them on their way without having to trouble too much over casting about for tracks.• The same approach can be used where the shade is cast by a wall, fence or building.• After the artist's death 28 examples were cast in bronze, only 11 of which now remain in private hands.• In the tomb they found a statue of a horse cast in bronze.• The meat industry complained that the nutrition chart cast its products in an unfavorable way.• Sparks leaped as more wood was cast onto the fire.• Phil Gramm of Texas have now cast their lot with Buchanan.• You see everybody casts their tuppence worth into the pool but nobody details the route to a better future.• Participants will be helped to identify their own angry inner bums, and cast those barriers aside.• Cast your line across the current and upstream.

cast a look/glance at somebody/something• Betsy cast a look at her dad.• Taking a break from singing an ear-splitting aria, Chang Yaohua casts a glance at the odd building in the background.• John le Grant sat with the others, casting a glance at the pitcher as he passed.

cast ... in the role of• Where else will you be cast in the role of a dolphin?• The Falcons have been cast in the role of curtain-raisers and will open the show on both days.• Doctors such as geriatricians and psychiatrists have been cast in the role of fixers and gatekeepers to protect the institutions.• In his first season at Arsenal he was cast in the role of footballer turned male model.• Once cast in the role of Guardian of Truth and Traditional Wisdom, a scientist ceases to be scientific.• Deronda resents being cast in the role of listener and mentor.• No longer are local authorities cast in the role of protectors of unpopular, run-down schools.

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cast2 noun [countableC]

1 ACTORSAPACTOR/ACTRESSactors 演员 all the people who perform in a play, film etc 演员阵容，全体演员

2 ON YOUR BODYMHon arm/leg 在手臂/腿上 (also plaster cast) a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken 〔骨折后作固定用的〕石膏

3 FOR SHAPING METALfor making a shape 用来做出某种形状 a mould (=hollow container) into which you pour liquid metal, plastic etc in order to make an object of a particular shape, or the object made in this way 模子，铸模；铸件，铸造品

4 somebody’s cast of mind formalAPPEARANCE the way that a person thinks and the type of opinions or mental abilities they have 某人的思维方式；某人的智力

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somebody’s cast of mind• Interpreting the stories depends on the reader's own cast of mind.• But does he have the right cast of mind for a post-cold-war world now in its second decade?• It became a cast of mind, a framework for existence.• It was rooted in a cast of mind raised to an ethic in the professions.• Moreover, it raises an interesting question about the cast of mind of the government as a whole as it seeks re-election.• Nor, if we are in civilised cast of mind, because we wish to become drunk.• This cast of mind is easily recognizable as the outlook of the traditional ruling class.• This cast of mind survived for decades.

5. IN FISHINGDSOfishing 钓鱼 the act of throwing a fishing line into the water 抛钓丝

6 COLOURCOLOUR/COLORcolour 颜色 literary a small amount of a particular colour 色调

7. MIeye 眼睛 old-fashioned a problem with your eye which causes it to look sideways 〔眼睛〕斜视

8. EARTHHBearth 泥土 a small pile of earth that a worm produces on the surface of the ground 〔蚯蚓钻洞时翻到地面的〕小土堆

n COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

a strong cast (=a lot of good actors)

The play has a strong cast of new young actors.

a talented cast

It's a fantastic production with an enormously talented cast.

an all-star/a star-studded/a stellar cast (=a lot of very famous actors)

The movie features an all-star cast.

a supporting cast (=all the actors except the main ones)

There’s also a fine supporting cast.

verbs

have a cast

The play had a cast of almost unknown actors.

head the cast (=be the main actor)

Al Pacino heads the cast of this political thriller.

cast + NOUN

a cast member/a member of the cast

Everyone remembers the cast members of 'Friends’.

the cast list (=list of members)

The movie has an impressive cast list.

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cast• Why don't you have a cast?• Mandy has to have her arm in a cast for six weeks.• Films like 'Ben Hur' were made with a cast of thousands.• Given a great script and cast, Steven Soderbergh is unsurpassed as a storyteller.• The entire cast of the play deserves praise for this performance.• The granite columns give a pinkish cast to the base of the building.• McIntosh's work consists of plaster casts of the artist's own face.• The recipes come from an all-star cast of contributors, each a specialist in his or her own right.• And the cast is fairly strong.• Combined with the near-sleepwalking tendencies of the cast, this rendering offered few hair-raising moments on the vocal Richter scale.• The cast includes Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith.

all-star cast• The recipes come from an all-star cast of contributors, each a specialist in his or her own right.• An all-star cast includes Orson Welles and George Sanders.

Make ... cast• Reaumur was concerned also with trying to make cast iron less brittle.

-castn /kɑːst $ kæst/ suffix [in nouns]

n1 a program that is put on the Internet for people to download

a podcast

—-casting suffix [in nouns]

n Lifecasting involves showing every event in your life on the Internet.

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