throw, cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, toss

名詞 cast:

1. the actors in a play
   同義詞：cast of characters, dramatis personae
2. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
   同義詞：mold, mould
3. the distinctive form in which a thing is made
   同義詞：mold, stamp
4. the visual appearance of something or someone
   同義詞：form, shape
5. bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
   同義詞：plaster cast, plaster bandage
6. object formed by a mold
   同義詞：casting
7. the act of throwing dice
   同義詞：roll
8. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
   同義詞：casting
9. a violent throw
   同義詞：hurl

動(dòng)詞 cast:

1. put or send forth
   同義詞：project, contrive, throw
2. deposit
3. select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
4. throw forcefully
   同義詞：hurl, hurtle
5. assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
6. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   同義詞：roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
7. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
   同義詞：mold, mould
8. get rid of
   同義詞：shed, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
9. choose at random
   同義詞：draw
10. formulate in a particular style or language
    同義詞：frame, redact, put, couch
11. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    同義詞：vomit, vomit up, purge, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

形容詞 cast:

1. (of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold

1. She's cast off three boy-friends in a month.
   她一個(gè)月里就甩了三個(gè)男朋友。
2. I can't bear young people casting away their youth.
   我無法忍受年輕人虛擲青春。
3. She cast her eyes down to avoid direct eye contact.
   她垂下雙目以避免對視。
4. The old man cast off his prodigal son and disinherited him.
   老人斷絕了與他的不肖兒子的關(guān)系，并剝奪了他的繼承權(quán)。

cast

v.（動(dòng)詞）
cast,cast.ing,casts
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

To throw (something, especially something light):
投，拋（東西，尤其是輕的東西）：
例句：
The angler cast the line.
垂釣者把釣線拋了出去

To throw with force; hurl:
用力拋；猛擲：
例句：
waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore.See Synonyms at throw
把浮木遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地拋到岸上的波浪參見 throw

To shed; molt.
脫落；蛻皮
To throw forth; drop:
向前拋；掉下：
例句：
cast anchor.
拋錨

To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.
摔到地上，如在摔角中
To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).
存放或指示（一張投票或選票）
To turn or direct:
轉(zhuǎn)向或引向：
例句：
All eyes were cast upon the speaker.
所有目光皆投注在說話者身上

To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction, as if by throwing:
使落在…，投射：使掉到某物上面或上方或者朝某一方向掉落，似乎是通過拋擲：
例句：
candles casting light; cast aspersions on my character; findings that cast doubt on our hypothesis.
發(fā)出光亮的蠟燭；對我的人格進(jìn)行排謗；對我們的假說產(chǎn)生疑問的發(fā)現(xiàn)

To bestow; confer:
賦予；授予：
例句：
.The government I cast upon my brother.(Shakespeare)
.我把統(tǒng)治權(quán)給予我弟弟.(莎士比亞)

To roll or throw (dice, for example).
滾動(dòng)或投擲（如骰子）
To draw (lots).
抓（鬮），抽（簽）
To give birth to prematurely:
早產(chǎn)：
例句：
The cow cast a calf.
母牛早產(chǎn)下一頭小牛

To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
散開搜尋：使（獵狗）散開并且去搜尋一種失落的氣味

To choose actors for (a play, for example).
為（如一出戲）選派演員
To assign a certain role to (an actor):
指定扮演：把某一個(gè)角色分派給（一個(gè)演員）：
例句：
cast her as the lead.
指定由她主演

To assign an actor to (a part):
指定角色：選派某個(gè)演員扮演（一個(gè)角色）：
例句：
cast each role carefully.
仔細(xì)安排每一個(gè)角色

To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.
鑄造：通過把（如金屬熔液）注入一個(gè)模具，使它具有一個(gè)特殊形狀
To give a form to; arrange:
給…賦予形式；安排：
例句：
decided to cast the book in three parts.
決定把這本書安排成三部分

To contrive; devise:
設(shè)計(jì)；修訂：
例句：
cast a plan.
制定一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃

To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).
計(jì)算：估算或計(jì)算；把（一欄數(shù)字）加起來
To calculate astrologically:
占星，算命：做占星術(shù)方面的計(jì)算：
例句：
cast my horoscope.
占我的星相

To warp; twist:
使歪；使彎曲：
例句：
floorboards cast by age.
年久已彎曲的地板

Nautical To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.
【航?！?/i> 轉(zhuǎn)向：把（輪船）轉(zhuǎn)向；變到相反的航向
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.
丟，拋，垂釣：拋東西，尤指拋出釣竿末端的誘餌
To add a column of figures; make calculations.
加，計(jì)算：把一欄數(shù)字加起來；進(jìn)行運(yùn)算
To make a conjecture or a forecast.
進(jìn)行估計(jì)或者預(yù)測
To receive form or shape in a mold.
鑄造：在一個(gè)模具中獲得形式或者形狀
To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.
追蹤失去的線索：在打獵中用獵狗搜尋一種失落的氣味
Nautical
【航海】
To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
轉(zhuǎn)至下風(fēng)，向下風(fēng)：從以前的航向轉(zhuǎn)向下風(fēng)處；偏向下風(fēng)
To put about; tack.
轉(zhuǎn)向；搶風(fēng)轉(zhuǎn)向
To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
派定演員：為一部話劇、電影或其他戲劇表演中的角色選擇演員
Obsolete To estimate; conjecture.
【廢語】 估計(jì)；猜測
n.（名詞）

The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
扔，擲：擲或者拋的動(dòng)作或例子
The distance thrown.
投擲的距離

A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.
撒網(wǎng)：把釣線或網(wǎng)投入水中
The line or net thrown.
投入的釣線或網(wǎng)

A throw of dice.
擲骰子
The number thrown.
所擲的數(shù)目
A stroke of fortune or fate; lot.
運(yùn)氣；命運(yùn)

A direction or expression of the eyes.
眼睛的方向或表情
A slight squint.
輕微的斜視
Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.
拋棄物，脫落物：拋棄、丟棄的東西，如脫落的皮膚
The addition of a column of figures; calculation.
相加：一欄數(shù)字的相加；計(jì)算
A conjecture; a forecast.
猜測；預(yù)測

The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
鑄入：把熔化的物質(zhì)注入一個(gè)模具的動(dòng)作
The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
鑄入量：一次操作所注入的熔化物的數(shù)量
Something formed by this means:
鑄件：通過這種方式制成的東西：
例句：
The sculpture was a bronze cast.
這個(gè)雕塑是青銅鑄成的

An impression formed in a mold or matrix; a mold:
模型，模子：在一個(gè)模具或印模中形成的印記；模具：
例句：
a cast of her face made in plaster.
用石膏做出她的臉部模型

A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation.Also called plaster cast
敷料，石膏模：一個(gè)僵直的敷料，通常由紗布和熟石膏制成，用來固定一個(gè)由于骨折或脫臼而受傷的身體部位也作 plaster cast
The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement:
造型，特征：某物制作或結(jié)構(gòu)的形式；安排：
例句：
the close-set cast of her features.
她的十分緊湊的五官

Outward form or look; appearance:
外貌：外在的形式或表情；外表：
例句：
a suit of stylish cast.
一套樣式講究的西服

Sort; type:
種類；類別：
例句：
fancied himself to be of a macho cast.
想象他自己是一個(gè)強(qiáng)壯男子

An inclination; tendency:
傾向；趨向：
例句：
her thoughtful cast of mind.
她心思縝密

The actors in a theatrical presentation.
戲劇演員
A slight trace of color; a tinge.
色調(diào)：輕微的一抹顏色；色調(diào)
A distortion of shape.
變形：形狀的扭曲
The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.
獵狗在打獵時(shí)搜尋氣味
A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time.See Synonyms at flock
養(yǎng)獵鷹者一次放飛的一對鷹參見 flock

<常用詞組>cast about
To make a search; look:
搜尋；尋覓：
例句：
had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.
為了找一個(gè)好的露營地，不得不尋覓一個(gè)小時(shí)

To devise means; contrive:
想方設(shè)法；計(jì)劃：
例句：
cast about for new ways to proceed.
盡力找到進(jìn)行下去的新方法

cast around
To search about:
尋找：
例句：
cast around for solutions to the problem.
尋找解決問題的辦法

cast off
To discard; reject:
拋棄；拒絕：
例句：
cast off old clothing.
扔掉舊衣服

To let go; set loose:
釋放；使自由：
例句：
cast off a boat; cast off a line.
解開船；放開釣線

To make the last row of stitches in knitting.
收針，織好：在編織中織最后一排針腳
Printing To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.
【印刷術(shù)】 估計(jì)排版的空間：估計(jì)一篇手稿排版時(shí)所占的篇幅
cast on
To make the first row of stitches in knitting.
編織時(shí)起針
cast out
To drive out by force; expel.
以武力趕開；驅(qū)逐
<習(xí)慣用語>cast (one`s) lot with
To join or side with for better or worse.
同甘共苦：加入或共擔(dān)更好或更壞的情景
來源：
Middle English casten
中古英語 casten
from Old Norse kasta
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 kasta