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miscast

/mis-kast, -kahst/US // mɪsˈkæst, -ˈkɑst //UK // (ˌmɪsˈkɑːst) //

误判,误传,错位,误播

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mis·cast, mis·cast·ing.

    • : to assign an unsuitable role to: Tom was miscast as Romeo.
    • : to allot to an unsuitable actor.
    • : to select unsuitable actors for.

Examples

  • In doing so, prosecutors allege, its members miscast criminality as patriotism.

  • At the least, it appears the seventh-year player, who torched the Hawks in the regular season, has been exposed in the playoffs as miscast in the role of No.

  • It was the best performance by a woefully miscast actress in decades.

  • Roberts is miscast here, never cracking that blockbuster smile and speaking in a terrible Irish accent.

  • The vice president has to be himself, not a reprise of a miscast LBJ.

  • Everyone feels spectacularly miscast here and I was left scratching my head, wondering just who would want to watch this.

  • The news got us thinking of other actors who were miscast as famous literary characters in films.

  • For one thing the production was doomed at the start: it was wofully miscast.

  • Terriss looked all wrong as Orsino; many other people were miscast.