| 词汇 | cast about/around for something |
| 释义 | cast about/around for somethingcast about/around for something phrasal verbphr v THINK ABOUTto try hard to think of the right thing to do or say 苦苦思索，拼命寻找 She cast about frantically for an excuse. 她竭力找借口。 Telecoms companies are casting around for ways of recouping huge losses. 各家电信公司都在想方设法弥补巨大的亏损。 Examples from the Corpus cast about/around for • They began casting about for an alternative.• We can adapt our theories, or cast around for fresh ones, to suit our intuitions.• Again she began casting around for help.• The constitution prohibits him from staying another, so he is casting about for ways to hold on to power. → cast about/around for something at cast1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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