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。
• Having cast off, she put down her needles.
  收针完毕后，她放下了针。
• 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。
• Let's cast off the rope and free the boat.
  让我们解缆开船。
• 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。
• Be careful not to cast off ( or bind off) too tightly.
  注意收口儿别太紧。
• She's cast off three boy-friends in a month.
  她一个月里就甩了叁个男朋友。
• Mr Berger cast off his daughter when she married against his wishes.
  伯杰先生的女儿违背父亲结婚后，伯杰先生就和她断绝了关系。
• But he fails to cast off the deep sorrow because of his deep love for Maggie.
  但是他对玛姬的爱太深了，他拼尽了全身所有的力量，还是深陷悲哀，无法自拔。
• 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。