cast off

英 [ˈkɑːst ɒf]

美 [ˈkæst ɔːf]

丢弃; 摆脱; 解缆

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。

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

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。
Having cast off, she put down her needles.
收针完毕后，她放下了针。
He cast off, heading out to the bay.
他解开缆绳，往海湾驶去。
It's about time you cast off that feeling of gloom and began to enjoy yourself.
该是你摆脱忧愁的情绪，开始快活的时候了。
He cast off fear and decided to make a try.
他摆脱害怕心理，决定试一试。
As the spring has come, we can cast off our heavy winter clothes.
春天到了，我们可以不穿冬衣了。
I cast off my glasses for presbyopia.
戴了多年的老花眼镜都丢掉不用了；
Why can't I cast off sentiment?
为什么我不能摆脱世俗的情感？
The millionaire cast off his daughter when she married a poor young man.
当那个百万富翁的女儿嫁给一个穷小子时，他断绝了和女儿的关系。
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。