umbecast

发音

/ˌʌmbəˈkæst/
/ˌʌmbəˈkɑːst/

词形变化

umbecasting umbecasts 三单 umbecasting 现在分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).

    方言 不及物 废旧 及物
  2. 2.

    To consider, ponder.

    方言 不及物 废旧 及物
  3. 3.

    To hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.

  4. 4.

    To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.

  5. 5.

    To bind, tie up.

  6. 6.

    To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade

词源

From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.

来源:wiktionary