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

I will cast off my home when I work.
当我工作时我将摆脱我的家。
Let's cast off the rope and free the boat.
让我们解缆开船。
I cast off my glasses for presbyopia.
戴了多年的老花眼镜都丢掉不用了；
The old man cast off his prodigal son and disinherited him.
老人断绝了与他的不肖儿子的关系，并剥夺了他的继承权。
The fisherman cast off the rope and set the boat adrift.
渔夫解开缆绳，让船飘流而去。
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。
As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
铃一响，船长下令解缆，航行就开始了。
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。
By 09.30 we had cast off and were heading down-river.
9点30分时我们就解缆向下游出发了。
Snakes cast off and renew their skins.
蛇脱了皮，又再长出皮来。