糖果单词 8.3 dump, landfill, cast

The actress missed too many rehearsals and was dumped from the cast.

这个女演员太多排练都没来，于是被踢了。

dump      /dʌmp/

v. get rid of somebody/something or leave them for somebody else to deal with

丢掉，甩掉

Eg. He dumped her.

他把她甩了。

v. to put down or drop something in a careless way

丢掉

Eg. 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites.

百分之九十的美国垃圾都被丢在垃圾场。

v. to sell unwanted goods very cheaply, usually in other countries

甩卖; （通常指卖给其他国家）

Eg. They dumped out-of-date medicines on Third World countries.

他们向第三方国家倾销过期药品。

landfill        /ˈlænd.fɪl/

n. an area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth

垃圾场，废墟

cast    /kæst/

v. cast (somebody) something  to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction

投掷，投递

Eg. Yiting cast a welcoming smile in Hugo’s direction.

一婷向Hugo的方向投去一个温暖的微笑。

v. cast something (over something) to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place

投射（阴影，或光）

Eg. The setting sun cast an orange glow over the mountains.

落日在山上投下橘黄色的光辉。

v. to choose actors to play the different parts in a film/movie

试镜，选角

Eg. Candy cast a very beautiful woman.

Candy选了一个非常漂亮的女人当演员。

cast作名词时，是演员表的意思。