① cast off丟棄;放船,發(fā)船。
We cast off and set sail at 8 am. 我們上午8點(diǎn)鐘解纜起航。
② cast away
(1)扔掉,丟掉,浪費(fèi)掉
Don't cast away these old papers. 別把這些舊報紙扔掉。
cast away one's time 浪費(fèi)時間
(2)(通常用被動式)使(船難中幸存者)漂流到。
The sailors were cast away on a desert island. 因船失事,水手們流落到一個荒島上。
③ cast down(通常用被動式)氣餒,沮喪。
Father was very cast down by the news of our aunt's death. 姑媽去世的消息使父親很沮喪。
④ cast about/around for(沒有被動式)到處尋找,試圖(設(shè)法)找到。
The prisoner cast about for a way of escape. 犯人試圖找到一個逃跑的辦法。
John cast around for a good title for his article. 約翰想給他的文章找個好標(biāo)題。