詞彙精選：cast的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
演員陣容，演員表 [C]
例句：
Jennifer Aniston was a member of the cast of "Friends".
詹妮弗·安妮斯頓是美劇老友記的班底成員。
例句：
The show is very amusing and the cast are very good.
演出妙趣橫生，演員的表演也很出彩。
鑄型，鑄件 [C]
例句：
They are cast in the same mold.
它們是一個模子澆鑄成的。
例句：
His leg was in a plaster cast.
他的腿打了石膏。
思維模式，特性 [C]
例句：
She tried hard to break out of the damsel-in-distress cast for the new character.
爲了新角色她努力嘗試脫離出憂鬱少女的特質。
例句：
He is of a gentleman like cast.
他有着紳士的特質。
投擲，拋
v.
投擲，拋 [I,T]
例句：
It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.
船觸礁後再拋錨，爲時已經太晚了。
例句：
The athlete is practising casting the discus.
運動員正在練習擲鐵餅。
鑄造，澆鑄 [T]
例句：
The statue was cast in bronze.
這尊像是用青銅鑄的。
例句：
Iron casts better than copper.
鐵比銅好鑄。
計算，加 [I,T]
例句：
She used to cast and balance at the desk.
她曾在這張桌上算賬。
例句：
You must cast up this column of figures carefully.
你必須認真地將這一欄數字加在一起。
投（票） [T]
例句：
I'll cast my vote after careful consideration.
我要在慎重考慮後投票。
例句：
Gaviria had been widely expected to obtain well over half the votes cast.
人們普遍認爲加維里亞能獲得遠遠超過半數的選票。
投射（光、影、視線等） [T
例句：
I cast my eyes on you.
我注視着你。
例句：
All eyes were cast upon the speaker.
大家的視線都集中在演講者身上。
脫落，脫皮 [I]
例句：
The snakes cast off their old skin.
蛇褪去了舊皮。
例句：
It's not easy for the cicada to cast off its skin.
金蟬脫殼並非易事。
挑選（演員），使…出演 [I]
例句：
The director cast John as Hamlet.
導演選派約翰扮演哈姆雷特。
例句：
He had no trouble casting the movie.
他爲該部電影挑選演員沒費一點力氣。
制定，安排，配置 [T]
例句：
As the leader of the team, he cast a plan.
作爲團隊的領導者，他制定了計劃。
例句：
The chief editor decideded to cast the book in three parts.
主編決定將此書分爲三部分。
撒網，垂釣 [I]
例句：
He has often cast this brook.
他總是在這條小溪裏釣魚。
例句：
The fisherman cast his line.
漁夫拋竿釣魚。
描述，描寫，描繪 [I,T]
例句：
Democrats have been worried about being cast as the party of the poor.
民主黨人一直擔心被描繪成窮人的政黨。
例句：
Holland would never dare cast himself as a virtuoso pianist.
霍蘭永遠不敢說自己是位鋼琴名家。
使產生懷疑，使不確信 [I,T]
例句：
Last night a top criminal psychologist cast doubt on the theory.
昨天晚上，一位頂級犯罪心理學家使人們對該理論產生了懷疑。
（使）彎曲，偏轉 [I,T]
例句：
The pedlar cast the scale slightly.
小販使秤盤稍微偏向一邊。
例句：
Lumber casts.
木料會變形扭曲。
二、詞義辨析：
throw,cast,fling,heave,hurl,pitch,toss
這些動詞均有“拋、投、擲”之意。throw普通用詞，使用廣泛，僅指用力拋擲，不涉及動作方式或感情色彩。cast常可與throw互換，指迅速扔出一個重量較輕的物體。fling指用力投擲，或因感情激動而粗暴地或漫無目的地扔東西。 heave指把重物舉起後扔出。hurl通常指用力投擲，動作迅猛，所投擲的距離也較遠。pitch指隨意地、輕輕地擲或扔，側重方向性和有明確的目標。toss指無什麼目的地、輕輕地、隨意地擲或扔，所扔擲的東西一般都比較輕。
三、相關短語：
cast about
v. 搜索,想方設法
cast anchor
v.拋錨,定居下來
cast aside
拋棄,丟掉,浪費
cast away
v.拋棄,使失事,使漂流
cast down
v.使沮喪,使下降,推翻
cast iron
n.鑄鐵,鍛鐵
cast off
解開;拋棄,擺脫,把…丟到一邊
cast on
v.急忙披上(衣服等)
cast out
開除,趕走,驅逐
plaster cast
n.石膏模型,石膏繃帶
alloy cast iron
合金鑄件
leaf cast
落葉病，落葉病，反常落葉
四、參考例句：
The fisherman cast his line.
漁夫拋竿釣魚。
Gaslights cast a shadowy glow.
煤氣燈投下一片片幽暗的光。
Cast iron conducts heat evenly.
生鐵可均勻地傳熱。
His horse cast a shoe.
他的馬脫落了一隻蹄鐵。
He cast aside the dog.
他拋棄了這隻小狗。
Gaslights cast a shadowy glow.
煤氣燈投下一片片幽暗的光。
Nature gifted him to cast the spell.
造物主給了他這種法術。
He cast her an admiring glance.
他向她投以欽慕的目光。
I cast my eyes on you.
我注視着你。
The cast bowed as the audience applauded.
演員們向鼓掌的觀衆鞠躬。
