cast
【投掷、扔,铸造,选定演员】
"Cast" 是一个多义词,既可以是动词也可以是名词,具有多个含义,具体取决于语境。它通常与投掷、形状固定、角色分配等相关。
作为动词:
- 投掷、扔:
- 指快速地用力投掷某物,通常是通过手部动作。
- 例如:
- She cast the stone into the lake.
(她把石头投进湖里。) - He cast a glance at the clock to check the time.
(他瞥了一眼钟表查看时间。)
- She cast the stone into the lake.
- 铸造、浇铸:
- 指将液体材料(如金属、塑料、石膏等)倒入模具中,待其冷却或固化形成特定形状。
- 例如:
- The statue was cast in bronze.
(这座雕像是用青铜铸造的。)
- The statue was cast in bronze.
- 分配角色、选定演员:
- 在电影、剧本或戏剧中,指选定合适的人物角色扮演者,即选角。
- 例如:
- The director cast her as the lead role in the play.
(导演为她选了这部戏的主角。)
- The director cast her as the lead role in the play.
- 使产生(光、影像等):
- 指投射或产生光线、影像、影子等。
- 例如:
- The lamp cast a warm glow over the room.
(灯光在房间里投射出温暖的光辉。)
- The lamp cast a warm glow over the room.
- (疾病)发作:
- 这个意思主要用于某些病状或症状的发作。
- 例如:
- He cast a fever and had to be hospitalized.
(他发烧了,需要住院治疗。)
- He cast a fever and had to be hospitalized.
作为名词:
- 投掷、扔:
- 表示一次投掷的动作或行为。
- 例如:
- His cast missed the target by several feet.
(他的投掷偏离了目标几英尺。)
- His cast missed the target by several feet.
- 演员阵容:
- 在电影、剧集或戏剧中,指所有参与演出的人,包括主要角色和配角。
- 例如:
- The movie has an all-star cast.
(这部电影拥有一流的演员阵容。)
- The movie has an all-star cast.
- 铸件、模具:
- 指通过铸造形成的物品,或者制作铸件时所用的模具。
- 例如:
- The artist created a cast of the sculpture in clay.
(艺术家用粘土制作了雕塑的铸件。)
- The artist created a cast of the sculpture in clay.
- 石膏绷带:
- 指用于固定骨折部位的石膏或类似的材料。通常用于骨折治疗。
- 例如:
- He had to wear a cast on his arm after breaking it.
(他手臂骨折后需要戴上石膏。)
- He had to wear a cast on his arm after breaking it.
短语和搭配:
- Cast a shadow:投下阴影。
- Cast in stone:确定的、无法更改的,常指决策或安排。
- Cast aside:抛弃,放弃某人或某事。
- Cast away:被遗弃,常用于形容失事或漂泊的船只。
总结:
- Cast 作为动词,常用于描述投掷、铸造、分配角色等动作。
- Cast 作为名词,常指演员阵容、投掷动作、铸件或石膏绷带等。