cast light on / onto sth, to provide new information about something, making it easier to understand

使某事较容易理解; 阐明（论述）某事:

research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe

为宇宙起源提出新论点的研究发现

The numerous biographies of Baldwin cast little light on the subject.

鲍德温的许多传记在这方面都几乎没有什么论述。

cast doubt(s) on sth, to make people feel less certain about something

使怀疑某事，使不确信某事:

Her documentary casts serious doubt on Gilligan's conviction.

她的纪实节目使人对吉利根的判决产生了深深的怀疑。

LIGHT AND SHADE 光和阴影, [T] [literary] to make light or a shadow appear somewhere

投射〔光或影〕:

The flames cast dancing shadows on the walls.

火光把跳舞的人影投射到墙上。

the shade cast by low-hanging branches

低垂的树枝投下的阴影

cast a shadow / cloud over sth, [literary] to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something

给某事投下了一层阴影:

The allegations cast a cloud over the Mayor's visit.

这些说法给市长的访问投下了阴影。

Her father's illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations.

她父亲的病给婚礼投下了阴影。

LOOK 看, [T] [literary] to look quickly in a particular direction

向…瞧一瞧，看（瞅）…一眼:

She cast an anguished look at Guy.

她痛苦地瞥了盖伊一眼。

The young tramp cast him a wary glance.

年轻的流浪汉警惕地瞅了他一眼。

She blushed, casting her eyes down .

她脸一红，垂下了眼睛。

cast an eye on / over sth, to examine or read something quickly in order to judge whether it is correct, good etc

迅速检查（浏览）某物:

Mellor cast an eye over the draft for inaccuracies.

梅勒扫了一眼草图看有没有差错。

Tonight, Tim Goodman casts a cynical eye on TV ads.

今天晚上蒂姆·古德曼将以怀疑的眼光来审视电视广告。

cast a vote / ballot, to vote in an election

投票:

Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th.

勉强有三分之一的选民愿意在 2 月 26 日那天去投票。

To qualify, candidates must get at least 10% of the votes cast.

候选人要获得资格的话至少要得到 10% 的投票数。

cast a spell on / over sb

cast your mind back, [literary] to try to remember something that happened in the past

回想，回顾，追忆:

Cast your mind back to your first day at school.

回想一下你第一天上学的情景。

He frowned, casting his mind back over the conversation.

他皱起了眉，回想起那场谈话。

cast aspersions on sth / sb, [formal] to suggest that someone is not as truthful, honest etc as they seem

批评（诋毁，中伤）某事/某人:

remarks that cast aspersions on the integrity of the jury

对陪审团的公正性恶意中伤的言论

METAL 金属, [T] to make an object by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a MOULD (=hollow container)

浇铸; 用模铸造:

ACTING 演戏, [T] to choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etc

为…挑选演员，选派〔角色〕:

Pfeiffer was expected to be cast alongside Douglas in Basic Instinct.

菲佛有望和道格拉斯一起出演《本能》中的角色。

Coppola cast him as Sodapop in The Outsiders.

科波拉让他在《小教父》中扮演索达波普。

The producer finally cast Finsh in the male lead.

制片人最后让芬希出演男主角。

DESCRIBE 描述, [T] to regard or describe someone as a particular type of person

把〔某人〕描写成，将〔某人〕描述为:

Clinton had cast himself as the candidate of new economic opportunity.

克林顿把自己说成是能够把握住新的经济机会的候选人。

Clarke's trying to cast me in the role of villain here.

克拉克在这里试图把我说成是恶棍。

THROW 抛, [T always + adv / prep] literary to throw something somewhere

投，抛，扔，丢;

Sparks leapt as he cast more wood on the fire.

他往火堆里加木块时飞起了火星。

FISHING 捕鱼, [I,T] to throw a fishing line or net into the water

抛（钓丝）; 撒（网）:

There's a trick to casting properly.

钓丝抛得好不好是有诀窍的。

SEND AWAY 送走, [T always + adv / prep] literary to force someone to go somewhere unpleasant

把…送往〔令人不快之地〕:

Memet should, in her opinion, be cast into prison.

她认为应该把梅梅特投进大牢。

cast your net (far and) wide, to consider or try as many things as possible in order to find what you want

想尽方法寻找，千方百计搜罗:

We cast our net wide to get the right person for the job.

我们四处网罗人才，寻找合适的人选来做这个工作。

cast a shoe, if a horse casts a shoe, the shoe falls off by accident

〔马〕掉一个蹄铁

cast a horoscope, to prepare and write a horoscope for someone

用占星术算出

ACTORS 演员, all the people who perform in a play, film etc

演员阵容，全体演员:

Films like 'Ben Hur' have a cast of thousands.

像《宾虚》那样的电影，演员多达数千人。

the entire cast of 'Les Miserables'

《悲惨世界》的全体演员

an all-star cast

全明星演员阵容

a strong supporting cast (=everyone except the main actors)

很强的配角阵容

a member of the cast

演员阵容中的一员

ON ARM / LEG 在手臂/腿上 also plaster cast, a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken

〔骨折后作固定用的〕石膏:

Murray has his leg in a cast .

默里的腿上打了石膏。

FOR MAKING A SHAPE 用来做出形状, a MOULD (=hollow container) into which you pour liquid metal, plastic etc in order to make an object of a particular shape, or the object made in this way

模子，铸模; 铸件，铸造品:

Make a cast of the statue.

给塑像做个模子。

sb's cast of mind, [formal] the way that a person thinks and the type of opinions or mental abilities they have

某人的思维方式:

Mary was of a far less intellectual cast of mind.

玛丽的思维方式很不聪明。

FISHING 钓鱼, the act of throwing a fishing line into the water

抛钓丝

COLOUR 颜色 [literary]

Sage leaves have a silvery cast.

鼠尾草的叶子带点银色。

EYE 眼睛, [old-fashioned] a problem with your eye which causes it to look sideways

〔眼睛〕斜视

EARTH 泥土, a small pile of earth that a WORM produces on the surface of the ground

〔蚯蚓钻洞时拱到地面的〕小土堆