castes

英['kɑːsts] 美['kɑːsts]
  • 社会等级
  • CAS abbr.高级研究证书(=CertificateofAdvancedStudyabbr.标定空速(=CalibratedAirSpeed)
  • casa n.房屋;住所
  • casa-dicole 多库酯钠和美鼠李皮蒽酚苷胶囊剂
  • casaba n.甜瓜的一种
  • Casabal 卡萨瓦尔
名词 caste:
  1. social status or position conferred by a system based on class

  2. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

  3. a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

  4. in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony

动词 cast:
  1. put or send forth

  2. deposit

  3. select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet

  4. throw forcefully

  5. assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors

  6. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

  7. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

  8. get rid of

  9. choose at random

  10. formulate in a particular style or language

  11. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

    1. The sensitivity of higher castes to their position makes them tend not to support any changes that threaten to level the social hierarchy, such as development projects.
      社会等级高的人关心他们所处的地位,使得他们对拉平社会等级的任何改革都不抱好感,比如一些经济社会发展计划。