cast off

英 [ˈkɑːst ɒf]

美 [ˈkæst ɔːf]

丢弃; 摆脱; 解缆

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• See also:The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests...There was an extraordinary feeling of hope and relief, as if a great burden had been cast off.cast-off
• PHRASAL VERB 解下(船只的)缆绳
  If you are on a boat and youcast off, you untie the rope that is keeping the boat in a fixed position.
  1. He cast off, heading out to the bay.
     他解开缆绳，往海湾驶去。

英英释义

verb

• get rid of
  1. he shed his image as a pushy boss
  2. shed your clothes
  Synonym:shedcastshake offthrowthrow offthrow awaydrop
• make the last row of stitches when knitting

双语例句

• The old man cast off his prodigal son and disinherited him.
  老人断绝了与他的不肖儿子的关系，并剥夺了他的继承权。
• The fisherman cast off the rope and set the boat adrift.
  渔夫解开缆绳，让船飘流而去。
• As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
  铃一响，船长下令解缆，航行就开始了。
• He cast off fear and decided to make a try.
  他摆脱害怕心理，决定试一试。
• By 09.30 we had cast off and were heading down-river.
  9点30分时我们就解缆向下游出发了。
• I will cast off my home when I work.
  当我工作时我将摆脱我的家。
• He was able to cast off such an uninteresting task.
  他终于摆脱了这么一项乏味的工作。
• She had first choice of the clothing cast off by Miss Julia and Miss Clara.
  朱丽亚小姐和克拉拉小姐穿旧了的衣服她可以优先选用。
• I cast off my glasses for presbyopia.
  戴了多年的老花眼镜都丢掉不用了；
• The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests
  该文劝告女性不要再对丈夫和牧师低三下四。