cast
noun
uk/kɑːst/us/kæst/castnoun(ACTORS)
B2[C,+ sing/pl verb]
theactorsin afilm,play, or show:
（一部电影、戏剧或演出的）全体演员After thefinalperformancethedirectorthrewapartyfor the cast.最后一场演出过后，导演为全体演员举办了一场聚会。
Part of the movie'ssuccessliesin thestrengthof thesupportingcast(= theactorswho were notplayingthemainparts).影片的成功部分归功于强大的配角阵容。
Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- billing
- bit part
- callback
- cast list
- casting couch
- characterization
- chorus
- dialogue
- exit
- fictionalize
- Harlequin
- miscast
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- tapescript
- teleplay
- theatre
- title role
- typecast
- understudy
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Cinema & theatre: actors & performers
castnoun(SHAPE)
[C]
anobjectmade bypouringhotliquidinto acontainerandleavingit tobecomesolid
铸件，铸造品[C]
aplaster cast
石膏绷带，石膏夹
amriphoto/E+/GettyImages
in a cast(UKalsoin plaster)
If apartofyourbodyis in a cast, it has aplastercastaround it toprotectit while abrokenbonerepairsitself:
打着石膏Mylegwas in a cast for about sixweeks.我的腿打了6周左右的石膏。
Models & moulds
- cardboard cutout
- die
- diorama
- mock
- mocksomethingup
- model
- mould
- precast
- recreation
- scale
- section
- truckle
- wireframe
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Medical dressings, supports & devices
cast
verb
uk/kɑːst/us/kæst/cast|castcastverb(ACTORS)
C2[T]
tochooseactorstoplayparticularpartsin aplay,film, or show:
分配…扮演（某角色），为…选派演员He was often castasthevillain.他经常演反面角色。
In herlatestmovieshe was castagainsttype(=playeda differentcharacterthan the one she usuallyplayedor might beexpectedtoplay).在最近拍的电影中，她改变了戏路。
figurativeThey like to cast theopposingpoliticalpartyas(= to say that they are)thepartyof hightaxes.他们喜欢把敌对政党说成是征收高额税收的政党。
See also
typecast
- They cast agroupofschoolchildrenin theroles.
- He alwaysseemedto be cast as thevillain.
- The cast alllinedup onstageto taketheirbow.
- Hislatestmoviefeaturedanall-starcast.
- It's one of thoseoldHollywoodepicswith a cast of thousands.
- The cast were inoverdrive,rehearsingfor the firstperformance.
- The movie'sall-starcast should give it a lot ofpull.
Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- billing
- bit part
- callback
- cast list
- casting couch
- characterization
- chorus
- dialogue
- exit
- fictionalize
- Harlequin
- miscast
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- tapescript
- teleplay
- theatre
- title role
- typecast
- understudy
castverb(LIGHT)
C2[Tusually+ adv/prep]
tosendlightorshadow(= anareaofdarkness)in aparticulardirection:
把（光或阴影）投向；投射Themooncast awhitelightinto theroom.皎洁的月光洒进房间里。
Thetreecast ashadowover/onhisface.树影投在他的脸上。
figurativeHerarrivalcast ashadowover/ontheparty(= made it lesspleasant).她的到场给聚会投上了一丝阴影。
cast light onsomething
toprovideanexplanationfor asituationorproblem, orinformationthat makes iteasiertounderstand:
使更易理解；有助于说明Thediscoveryof thedinosaurskeletonhas castlighton why theybecameextinct.恐龙骨架的发现使人们对于恐龙灭绝的原因有了一些认识。
Giving out light
- afire
- albedo
- beam
- bioluminescence
- burnished
- candlelit
- flicker
- gleam
- glimmer
- glitter
- glow
- illuminate
- noctilucent
- non-glare
- non-luminous
- out-glitter
- pearlescence
- reflected ray
- shine
- wink
castverb(LOOK)
cast a look, glance, smile, etc.
tolook,smile, etc. in aparticulardirection:
看一眼（瞅一眼，冲…一笑等）She cast aquicklookin therearmirror.她迅速看了一眼后视镜。
cast an/your eye oversomething
tolookquicklyat something:
迅速地看；匆匆浏览Could you cast aneyeover thisreportfor me?你能帮我看一眼这份报告吗？
castverb(THROW)
[T+ adv/prep]literary
tothrowsomething:
扔；投；抛；掷Theknightcast theswordfarout into thelake.骑士将剑远远地扔进湖中。
[IorT]
(infishing) tothrowsomething, such as aline, into thewatertocatchfishwith:
（钓鱼时）抛，扔（渔线）；撒（网）He cast thelineto themiddleof theriver.他把渔线抛向河中央。
Throwing
- arm
- flick
- fling
- heave
- hurl
- outpitch
- overhand
- peg
- pelt
- project
- sling
- stone
- thread
- throw
- throwsomethingin
- toss
- underarm
- underhand
- wang
- whang
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Hunting & fishing
castverb(DOUBT)
cast doubt/suspicion onsomeone/something
C2
to makepeoplefeellesssureabout or have lesstrustin something or someone:
使对…产生怀疑Newevidencehas castdoubton theguiltyverdict.新的证据让人们对判罚有罪的裁决产生了怀疑。
cast aspersions onsomeone/somethingformal
tocriticizeor makedamagingremarksorjudgmentsabout someone or something:
诽谤；诋毁Hisopponentscastaspersionson hispatriotism.反对者诋毁他的爱国精神。
castverb(REMEMBER)
castyourmind back
C2
totrytoremember:
回想；追忆If you castyourmindback, you mightrecallthat I neverpromisedto go.回想一下，你或许会记得我从未答应过要去。
castverb(VOTE)
cast a/your vote
C2
tovote:
投票All thevotesin theelectionhave now been cast and thecountinghasbegun.这次选举的投票现已全部结束，计票工作已经开始。
castverb(SHAPE)
[T]
to make anobjectbypouringhotliquid, such asmeltedmetal, into ashapedcontainerwhere itbecomeshard
（用熔化的金属等）浇铸，铸造Industrial processing
- can
- canning
- cutting room
- desalinate
- desalination
- die-cast
- fluoridate
- mould
- nurdle
- plastic
- preserve
- process
- processing
- raw material
- refine
- refinement
- smelt
- smelting
- tan
- work
castverb(MAGIC)
cast a spell
C2
to use wordsthoughtto bemagic,especiallyinorderto have aneffecton someone:
施魔法，念咒语；使…入魔Theoldwoman cast aspellontheprinceand heturnedinto afrog.老太婆对王子施了魔法，他变成了一只青蛙。
castverb(SKIN)
[T]
If asnakecastsitsskin, theouterlayerofoldskincomes offitsbody.
（蛇）蜕（皮）Removing and getting rid of things
- abandonment
- banish
- be scattered to the four windsidiom
- bin
- castsomeone/somethingaside/away/off
- dumping
- eradication
- erasure
- evacuate
- evacuation
- exorcism
- fling
- leach
- scrape
- shedding
- shoo
- shrug
- shrugsomethingoff
- shuck
- sling
Idioms
castsomeoneadrift
castsomeone/somethingadrift
be cast away
be cast in the same mould
castyournet wide
cast pearls before swine
Phrasal verbs
cast around
castsomeone/somethingaside/away/off
cast off
cast on
castsomeone/somethingout
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.