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

• 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。
• The fisherman cast off the rope and set the boat adrift.
  渔夫解开缆绳，让船飘流而去。
• The millionaire cast off his daughter when she married a poor young man.
  当那个百万富翁的女儿嫁给一个穷小子时，他断绝了和女儿的关系。
• I cast off my glasses for presbyopia.
  戴了多年的老花眼镜都丢掉不用了；
• Snakes cast off and renew their skins.
  蛇脱了皮，又再长出皮来。
• He yawned and curled his body down farther beneath the poncho. The men cast off their packs, withdrew their ponchos and set up their pup tents again.
  他打了个呵欠，把身子再蜷拢点儿，往雨披里缩了缩。大家扔下了背包，取出了雨披，把小帐篷重又架了起来。
• Cast off by the one we care about the most.
  都被我们最关心的人给遗忘了。
• It's about time you cast off that feeling of gloom and began to enjoy yourself.
  该是你摆脱忧愁的情绪，开始快活的时候了。
• 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。
• Having cast off, she put down her needles.
  收针完毕后，她放下了针。