cast

投げかける、落とす

表面に光を当てたり、影を落としたりする。

やさしい英語で： To send light onto a surface or make a shadow appear on it.

• The tree casts a shadow.
• Candles cast a warm glow across the room.
• The tower cast long shadows over the street.

使い方： cast light/a shadow on something (The lamp cast light on the table.)

よく使う表現： cast a shadow, cast light on something, cast long shadows

光を当てる、明らかにする

新しい情報を示して、物事を理解しやすくする。

やさしい英語で： To make something easier to understand by giving new information about it.

• The letter casts light on her plans.
• New evidence cast light on the mystery.
• Will this study cast more light on the problem?

使い方： cast light on something (The interview cast light on his decision.)

類義語： clarify, illuminate, shed light on

反対語： obscure

よく使う表現： cast light on something, cast new light, cast further light

疑いを投げかける、疑問を抱かせる

何かが本当か、信頼できるかについて、人に疑いを抱かせる。

やさしい英語で： To make people less sure that something is true or reliable.

• His silence casts doubt on the claim.
• The test results cast doubt on our theory.
• These errors have cast serious doubt on the report's accuracy.

使い方： cast doubt on something (The missing records cast doubt on his account.)

類義語： call into question, question

反対語： confirm

よく使う表現： cast doubt on something, cast serious doubt, cast further doubt

投票する、投じる

選挙や投票で、自分の選択を正式に示す。

やさしい英語で： To officially give your choice in an election or other vote.

• Everyone can cast a vote.
• He cast his ballot before work.
• Most members cast their votes against the proposal.

使い方： cast a vote for/against someone/something (She cast her vote for the younger candidate.)

類義語： vote

反対語： abstain

よく使う表現： cast a vote, cast your ballot, cast votes for someone

ちらりと見る、目をやる

人や物に短く目を向ける。特定の感情を表すことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To look quickly at someone or something, often with a particular feeling.

• She cast a glance at me.
• He cast a nervous look towards the door.
• They cast one last glance around the empty room.

使い方： cast a glance/look at someone/something (She cast a glance at the clock.); cast a glance over something (He cast a glance over his shoulder.)

類義語： glance, look

よく使う表現： cast a glance, cast a look, cast an anxious glance

鋳造する、型に流し込む

液体の材料を型に流し込み、固めて物を作る。

やさしい英語で： To make an object by putting liquid material into a shaped container and letting it become hard.

• They cast the parts in iron.
• The statue was cast in bronze.
• She casts small figures using a rubber mould.

使い方： cast something in a material (The artist cast the figure in bronze.); cast something from a material (They cast the handle from recycled metal.)

類義語： mould, mold

よく使う表現： cast in bronze, cast a statue, cast iron parts

出演者、キャスト

映画や演劇、テレビ番組に出演する俳優全員。

やさしい英語で： All the actors who perform in a film, play, or television show.

• The cast was excellent.
• She joined the cast last month.
• We met several members of the film's cast.

使い方： cast of something (The cast of the play took a bow.)

類義語： actors, performers

よく使う表現： cast and crew, the main cast, join the cast

ギプス

骨折した骨が治るまで動かないように、負傷した部分を覆う硬いもの。

やさしい英語で： A hard cover around an injured body part that keeps a broken bone still while it heals.

• His leg is in a cast.
• The doctor removed my cast today.
• She wore a cast for six weeks after breaking her wrist.

使い方： in a cast (Her wrist is in a cast.)

類義語： plaster cast

よく使う表現： plaster cast, arm in a cast, remove a cast