Cast

音标：/kɑːst/ (英) 或 /kæst/ (美)

词性：动词、名词

1. 动词意义及用法

投掷，扔
解释：指快速而有力地投出某物。
例句：She cast the stone into the lake. (她把石头扔进了湖里。)

铸造
解释：用模具制造金属或其他物体。
例句：The workers cast the statue in bronze. (工人们用铜铸造了这座雕像。)

扮演角色，选角
解释：指在电影、戏剧等中分配角色。
例句：The director cast her as the leading lady. (导演选她扮演女主角。)

投票，表决
解释：指进行选举或表决时投票。
例句：The president cast his vote in favor of the proposal. (总统投票支持该提案。)

投射（光或影）
解释：指投放光线、影像或其他物质。
例句：The setting sun cast long shadows on the ground. (落日的余晖在地面上投下了长长的影子。)

使某人显得或给人某种印象
解释：改变或影响某人或某物的外观或印象。
例句：The experience cast a shadow over his life. (那段经历给他的人生带来了阴影。)

2. 名词意义及用法

演员阵容
解释：指在电影、戏剧等中的所有演员。
例句：The cast of the play was very talented. (这部剧的演员阵容非常有才华。)

投射，投影
解释：指光、影或其他物质的投射。
例句：The cast of light from the lamp illuminated the room. (灯光的照射照亮了房间。)

铸件，模具
解释：用模具做出的金属物件，或者其他材料的模具。
例句：The cast of the metal part was made in a factory. (金属部件的铸件是在工厂制造的。)

投票，选举结果
解释：指选举中的投票或表决。
例句：The cast of votes determined the winner. (投票结果决定了获胜者。)

脚石（骨折时用的石膏）
解释：医用石膏，用于固定骨折部位。
例句：He had to wear a cast after breaking his leg. (他腿部骨折后不得不戴上石膏。)

3. 短语搭配

cast aside
意思：抛弃，丢弃。
例句：She cast aside her doubts and followed her dream. (她抛弃了疑虑，追随自己的梦想。)

cast in stone
意思：不容改变，固定不变。
例句：His decision is cast in stone, so there's no changing it. (他的决定已定，无法更改。)

cast a spell
意思：施魔法，施咒语。
例句：The wizard cast a spell to turn the prince into a frog. (巫师施下了咒语，把王子变成了青蛙。)

cast light on
意思：阐明，揭示。
例句：The investigation cast light on the cause of the accident. (调查揭示了事故的原因。)

cast one's vote
意思：投票。
例句：Each citizen has the right to cast their vote in the election. (每个公民都有权在选举中投票。)

cast doubt on
意思：对…表示怀疑。
例句：The new evidence casts doubt on his innocence. (新证据使他的清白产生了怀疑。)

cast a glance
意思：扫视，瞥一眼。
例句：She cast a glance at the clock and rushed out. (她瞥了一眼时钟，然后匆匆离开。)

cast an eye over
意思：浏览，检查。
例句：He cast an eye over the report before the meeting. (会议前，他浏览了一下报告。)

cast a shadow over
意思：使某事物变得暗淡，蒙上阴影。
例句：The scandal cast a shadow over his reputation. (丑闻给他的声誉带来了阴影。)

cast in the role of
意思：被指定为某个角色，扮演某个角色。
例句：He was cast in the role of the villain in the film. (他被选定为电影中的反派角色。)

总结：
"Cast"是一个多义词，涵盖了投掷、铸造、选角、投票等不同含义，可以用作动词和名词。它在日常英语中频繁出现，尤其在与电影、戏剧、运动、医学等相关的语境中。