cast イディオム
cast a spell
cast pearls before swine
cast your vote
cast nasturtiums
cast about for
The prisoner is casting about for a way of escape．那个囚徒正急着找逃路。
cast aside
You can't just cast people aside like old clothes．你不能象抛弃旧衣服那样扔下别人不管。
Cast aside all illusions and go into the battle．丢掉幻想，投入战斗。
cast away
They cast away the equipment they would not need．他们扔掉了他们不再需要的设备。
He cast away an advantage．他失去了优势。
2．wreck（a ship）（船）遇难；使（船）失事（常用被动语态）
The new ship was cast away during the storm．这条新船在暴风雨中沉没。
A good many ships have been cast away in the Arctic Ocean．在北冰洋，曾有许多船只失事。
cast back
We cast back to our working together on the army farm in the Northeast．我们回忆起我们一道在东北军垦农场劳动的情景。
He cast back his mind to the earlier days．他回忆起先前的日子。
They cast their thoughts back to happier times．他们回想起较为快乐的日子。
cast down
The proud will be cast down．骄者必败。
In making scientific experiments，we should not be cast down by temporary setbacks．进行科学实验时，我们不要因暂时挫折而垂头丧气。
She was cast down at the news of her aunt's death．听到她姑妈去世的消息，她情绪很低。
2．throw down；lower 放低；使放下
She cast her eyes down shyly．她羞怯地垂下目光。
cast out
The members of the association did not like his behaviour，so they cast him out．协会会员们不喜欢他的行为，所以就把他开除了。
He was cast out from our country．他被驱逐出我们国家。
Having repeatedly broken the rules of the game，they were both cast out from the football club．他们两人踢足球时经常犯规，已被开除出足球俱乐部。
cast up
The accounts have to be cast up at the end of each day．每天工作结束时，必须结账。
He tried to cast up the whole complicated thing．他尽力盘算这件复杂的事情。
2．refer to constantly in reproach一再埋怨地提起；以责备的口吻常常提起
She's been casting that up at me all the time．她为了那件事老是埋怨我。
He always casts up at her the fact that she crashed the car．他总是责备她弄坏了汽车。
die is cast
Idiom(s): die is castTheme: FINALITY
some process is past the point of no return. (The die is one of a pair of dice. Cast means "thrown.")
• After that speech favoring reform of the education system, the die is cast. This is now a campaign issue.
• The die is cast. There is no turning back on this point.
cast the first stone
Idiom(s): cast the first stoneTheme: CRITICISM
to make the first criticism; to be the first to attack. (From a biblical quotation.)
• Well, I don't want to be the one to cast the first stone, but she sang horribly.
• John always casts the first stone. Does he think he's perfect?
cast one's pearls before swine
Idiom(s): cast (one's) pearls before swineTheme: WASTE
to waste something good on someone who doesn't care about it. (From a biblical quotation.)
• To sing for them is to cast pearls before swine.
• To serve them French cuisine is like casting one's pearls before swine.
cast one's lot in with
Idiom(s): cast one's lot in with sbTheme: JOINING
to join in with someone and accept whatever happens.
• Mary cast her lot with the group going to Spain. They had a wonderful time.
• I decided to cast in my lot with the home team this year.
cast in the same mold
Idiom(s): cast in the same moldTheme: SIMILARITY
very similar.
• The two sisters are cast in the same mold—equally mean.
• All the members of the family are cast in the same mold and they all end up in prison.
cast doubts
Idiom(s): cast doubt(s) (on sb or sth)Theme: DOUBT
to cause someone or something to be doubted.
• The police cast doubt on my story.
• How can they cast doubt? They haven t looked into it yet.
• The city council cast doubt on John and his plan.
• They are always casting doubts.
cast around for
Idiom(s): cast around for someone or something AND cast about for someone or somethingTheme: SEARCHING
to seek someone or something; to seek a thought or an idea. (Refers to a type of a person rather than a specific person.)
• John is casting around for a new cook. The old one quit.
• Bob is casting about for a new car.
• Mary cast about for a way to win the contest.
carry coals to Newcastle
Idiom(s): carry coals to NewcastleTheme: NEED - LACKING
to do something unnecessary; to do something that is redundant or duplicative. (Newcastle is an English town from which coal was shipped to other parts of England.)
• Taking food to a farmer is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
• Mr. Smith is so rich he doesn't need any more money. To give him money is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
build castles in the air
Idiom(s): build castles in the air AND build castles in SpainTheme: IMAGINATION
to daydream; to make plans that can never come true.
• Ann spends most of her time building castles in Spain.
• I really like to sit on the porch in the evening, just building castles in the air.
build castles in Spain
Idiom(s): build castles in the air AND build castles in SpainTheme: IMAGINATION
to daydream; to make plans that can never come true.
• Ann spends most of her time building castles in Spain.
• I really like to sit on the porch in the evening, just building castles in the air.
An Englishman's home is his castle.
An Englishman's home is a place where he feels safe, enjoys privacy and can do as he wishes.The die is cast.
A decision has been made and it's impossible to change it.Cast a long shadow
Something or someone that casts a long shadow has considerable influence on other people or events.Cast aspersion
If you cast aspersion, you try to blacken someone's name and make people think badly of them.Cast doubt on
If you make other people not sure about a matter, then you have cast doubt on it.Cast iron stomach
A person with a cast iron stomach can eat or drink anything without any ill effects.Cast sheep's eyes at
If you cast sheep's eyes at at someone, you look lovingly or with longing at them.Cast your mind back
If somebody tells you to cast your mind back on something, they want you to think about something that happened in the past, but which you might not remember very well, and to try to remember as much as possible.Cast your net widely
If you cast your net widely, you use a wide range of sources when trying to find something.Casting vote
The casting vote is a vote given to a chairman or president that is used when there is a deadlock.Castles in the air
Plans that are impractical and will never work out are castles in the air.Coals to Newcastle
(UK) Taking, bringing, or carrying coals to Newcastle is doing something that is completely unnecessary.King of the castle
The king of the castle is the person who is in charge of something or in a very comfortable position compared to their companions.Coming events cast their shadows before.
There are often early indications of future happenings.build castles in the air|air|build|build castles i
v. phr. To make impossible or imaginary plans, dream about future successes that are unlikely. He liked to build castles in the air, but never succeeded in anything. To build castles in Spain is natural for young people and they may work hard enough to get part of their wishes.carry coals to Newcastle|Newcastle|carry|coal|coal
v. phr. To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle. Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to cure a cold. (Newcastle is an English city near many coal mines, and coal is sent out from there to other places.)cast about|cast|cast around
v., literary 1. To look everywhere; search. The committee was casting about for an experienced teacher to take the retiring principal's place. 2. To search your mind; try to remember something; try to think of something. The teacher cast about for an easy way to explain the lesson. Jane cast around for a good subject for her report.cast down|cast
adj. Discouraged; sad; unhappy.
Used less often than the reverse form, "downcast". Mary was cast down at the news of her uncle's death. Charles felt cast down when he lost the race.cast in one's lot with|cast|lot|throw in one's lot
v. phr. To decide to share or take part in anything that happens to; join. The thief decided to throw in his lot with the gang when he heard their plans. Washington was rich, but he decided to cast in his lot with the colonies against Britain. When Carl was old enough to vote, he threw in his lot with the Democrats.Synonym: JOIN FORCES.
cast off|cast
v. 1a. or cast loose To unfasten; untie; let loose (as a rope holding a boat). The captain of the boat cast off the line and we were soon out in open water. 1b. To untie a rope holding a boat or something suggesting a boat. We cast off and set sail at 6 A.M. 2. To knit the last row of stitches. When she had knitted the twentieth row of stitches she cast off. 3. To say that you do not know (someone) any more; not accept as a relative or friend. Mr. Jones cast off his daughter when she married against his wishes.cast out|cast
v., formal To force (someone) to go out or away; banish; expel. After the scandal, he was cast out of the best society.Compare: CAST OFF3.
cast pearls before swine|cast|cast one's pearls be
n. phr., literary To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won't understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won't appreciate pearls. Often used in negative sentences. I won't waste good advice on John any more because he never listens to it. I won't cast pearls before swine.cast the first stone|cast|first stone|stone
v. phr., literary To be the first to blame someone, lead accusers against a wrongdoer. Jesus said that a person who was without sin could cast the first stone. Although Ben saw the girl cheating, he did not want to cast the first stone.cast up|cast
v., literary 1. To turn or direct upward; raise. The dying missionary cast up his eyes to heaven and prayed. 2. archaic To do sums; do a problem in addition; add. Cast up 15, 43, 27, and 18. When John had all the figures, he cast them up.die is cast|cast|die
v. phr., literary To make an irrevocable decision. (From Julius Caesar's famous words in Latin, "alea iacta est", when he crossed the river Rubicon, which meant war.) Everything was ready for the invasion of Europe, the die had been cast, and there was no turning back now.throw light upon|cast|cast light|cast light on|she
v. phr. To explain; illuminate; clarify. The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom's disappearance. Einstein's General Theory of Relativity threw light upon the enigma of our universe.cast
castIn addition to the idioms beginning with cast, also see die is cast, the.
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- cast about
- cast adrift
- cast away
- cast doubt on
- cast down
- cast in one's lot
- cast in stone
- cast in the same mold
- cast loose
- cast off
- cast on
- cast one's lot with
- cast out
- cast pearls before swine
- cast the first stone
cast about
cast about1) Also, cast around. Seek, make a search, as in We cast about for the necessary tools, but couldn't find them in the garage. [Late 1600s]
2) Devise means, contrive, as in They cast about for new ways to increase revenue. This usage was first recorded in 1867.
cast adrift
cast adriftsee cast loose.
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