cast /kɑ:st/ (cast, cast) vt. 1.投，扔，撒(网)：He cast a stone against the window. 他把一个石子向窗户投去。The lamp cast a dim light.灯放出暗淡的光亮。The fisherman cast his net into the water.渔夫把网撒到水里。2. 浇铸：be made of cast iron 由铸铁制成的；to be cast into different shapes and sizes 铸成各种不同的尺寸与形状 3.用于短语动词：cast about/around/round四处寻找；反复思索：He is restlessly casting about for novelties.他为了求新而不停思索。cast aside厌旧，抛弃：Some of his toys he plays with for months, others are cast aside after a couple of weeks.有些玩具他玩了几个月，另一些则几周后就扔到一边不再玩了。cast/draw lots 抽签决定：We cast lots to decide the order.我们抽签来决定顺序。 cast off 快速脱衣；突然抛弃：He cast off his jacket and plunged into the water.他快速脱下上衣栽进水里。She was impatient to cast off the restraints of formality.她迫不及待地要抛弃繁琐手续的限制。cast out不能容纳，令其离开：He was cast out of his home at the age of fourteen. 他十四岁就被迫离家了。