
casting
词源
源自古北欧语 'kasta'(投掷),通过古英语 'ċeast' 演变而来,与制造和塑造的概念相关。
noun
❶ 指将熔化的金属或塑料倒入模具中,冷却后形成特定形状的过程。常用于工业生产或艺术创作。
“The factory specializes in aluminum casting for car parts.”
(这家工厂专门生产汽车零件的铝铸件。)
“Bronze casting has been used for sculptures since ancient times.”
(自古代起,青铜铸造就被用于制作雕塑。)
❶ 在影视或戏剧制作中,指挑选演员担任特定角色的过程。
“The casting for the lead role took three months.”
(主角的选角过程花了三个月时间。)
“She attended the open casting call last Saturday.”
(她参加了上周六的公开选角面试。)
verb
❶ 将熔化的材料倒入模具的动词形式,描述铸造的行为。
“They are casting the statue in bronze this afternoon.”
(他们今天下午正在用青铜铸造雕像。)
“The molten iron was cast into ingots.”
(熔化的铁水被铸造成铁锭。)
常见短语
casting vote — 在投票平局时,由主席或特定人员投下的决定性一票。
“The chairman used his casting vote to break the tie.”
(主席用他的决定性一票打破了平局。)
casting couch — 贬义词,指影视行业中通过性交换获取角色的不正当行为。
“The actress denied any involvement with the casting couch.”
(这位女演员否认与潜规则有任何关联。)