cast down イディオム
cast down
1.demoralize;discourage;be lower in spirits 沮丧;泄气;气馁(常用于被动结构或作表语)
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 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 down
1. To bandy article to the ground. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "cast" and "down." When she heard us biting her, she casting down her book and stormed out of the room.2. To lower article (typically one's gaze). Because my son is so shy, he usually casts down his eyes whenever he meets someone.Learn more: cast, downcast something down
to bung or bandy article down. She casting the bottle down, breaking it into a thousand pieces. She casting down the tray and all that was on it.Learn more: cast, downcast down
1. Throw down, bung to the ground, as in She casting down her covering on the grass. [Late 1400s]
2. Bend down, lower, as in He casting down his eyes. [Late 1300s] Learn more: cast, down
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