castverb
quăng, ném, thả, đánh gục, sự quăng, sự ném (lưới), sự thả (neo)
/kɑːst/Related words and phrases
Idioms
cast/run an eye/your eyes over somethingto look at or examine something quickly
Could you just run your eyes over this report?I cast my eyes around the room but couldn't see any familiar faces. cast/shed/throw light on somethingto make a problem, etc. easier to understand
Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease. cast/shed/throw light on somethingto make a problem, etc. easier to understand
Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease. cast your mind back (to something)to make yourself think about something that happened in the past
I want you to cast your minds back to the first time you met. cast your net wideto consider a lot of different people, activities, possibilities, etc. when you are looking for something
It’s worth casting your net wide when applying for your first job. cast a spell (on somebody/something)to use words that are thought to be magic and have the power to change or influence somebody/something
the die is cast(saying)used to say that an event has happened or a decision has been made that cannot be changed
draw/cast lots (for something/to do something)to use a method of choosing somebody/something that involves putting a number folded pieces of paper in a bag, one of them with a mark on it. People then take it in turns to take a piece of paper from the bag and the one who takes the paper with the mark on it is chosen.
They drew lots for the right to go first. throw/cast caution to the wind(s)to stop caring about how dangerous something might be; to start taking risks
He threw caution to the wind and dived into the water after the child.