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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• I cast off my glasses for presbyopia.
  戴了多年的老花眼镜都丢掉不用了；
• There was an extraordinary feeling of hope and relief, as if a great burden had been cast off.
  有种充满希望和解脱的奇妙感觉，好似卸下了一副千斤重担。
• 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。
• Why can't I cast off sentiment?
  为什么我不能摆脱世俗的情感？
• The men cast off their packs, withdrew their ponchos and set up their pup tents again.
  大家扔下了背包，取出了雨披，把小帐篷重又架了起来。
• Snakes cast off and renew their skins.
  蛇脱了皮，又再长出皮来。
• Be careful not to cast off ( or bind off) too tightly.
  注意收口儿别太紧。