- 投，掷，扔，抛；撒：
The boy cast a stone into the water.
男孩把一块石头扔进水中。
- 投(票)：
to cast a ballot
投票
- 投射(光线、阴影、视线等)；使(目光、注意力)转向，投向：
The candle cast a dim light on the table.
蜡烛在桌上投下黯淡的光。
The high bell tower cast a long shadow on the grass.
高高的钟楼在草地上投下长长的影子。
He cast a glance at the headlines.
他看了一眼大标题。
- 铸造；铸成：
The statue was cast in bronze.
这座塑像是用青铜铸成的。
- 抛(锚)；撒(网)：
to cast anchor
抛锚
The old fisherman cast his net into the river three times every morning.
老渔翁每天早晨向河中撒三次网。
- 在…钓鱼，垂钓于：
He often cast this brook.
他常在这条小河边钓鱼。
He cast his fishing line into the lake every evening.
他每天傍晚在湖边钓鱼。
- 抽(签)；掷(骰子)：
to cast dice
掷骰子
to cast lots
抽签
- (动物)产(仔)，(尤指)流产：
The cow cast a calf.
这头母牛早产了。
- 扔掉；抛弃；摆脱；赶走：
He cast aside all his old friends when he became rich.
他发了财就把所有的老朋友都抛弃了。
- 蜕(皮)；脱(壳)；脱落：
The snake has cast its skin.
这条蛇已脱过皮。
The peach trees cast all their blossoms after the heavy rain.
大雨过后，桃花全部落掉。
- 合计；计算(金额、账目等)：
You must cast up this column of figures carefully.
你必须认真地将这一栏数字加在一起。
- (以星占术)算命；预测(潮汐)：
The old man cast my fortune.
这位老人给我算命。
- 筹划，盘算；安排；配置：
They cast their plan in great detail.
他们非常具体地制订了计划。
He cast his remarks to fit the occasion.
他有意识地使自己的话符合那种特殊场合。
- 为(戏剧或电影等)选派演员；为(角色)选派演员，选派…扮演(某一角色)：
The director cast John as Hamlet.
导演选派约翰扮演哈姆雷特。
In the film she was cast as a hardworking upright middleaged woman.
她在这部影片中扮演了一个勤劳正直的中年妇女。
- 使弯曲；使偏转：
The pedlar cast the scale slightly.
小贩使秤盘稍微偏向一边。
- 【印刷】浇铸…的铅版；把…铸成电铸版