cast off

phr

• ① 放弃;抛弃;丢弃(衣服);【海】解(缆);放(船);[编织]收针;预估(原稿)所占篇幅
  • He cast off his old clothes [old friends].他抛弃了他的旧衣服[老朋友]。
  • They fail to cast off the old and embrace new technologies.他们未能扬弃古老的技术而采用新式的技术。