casting

Compared meaning: an object formed in a mold (noun).

比较义项：铸件（模具浇铸成型的物体）（名词）。

• cast

  Cast is the more general word for an object shaped by pouring material into a mold, often used for art or craft pieces like a plaster or bronze cast, less common in heavy industry.

  cast 是较为通用的词，指把材料浇入模具后成型的物体，常用于石膏像、青铜浇铸品等工艺美术制品，在重工业语境中较少使用。

  The sculptor made a plaster cast of the statue's head before sending it to the foundry.

  雕塑家在把这尊雕像的头部送到铸造厂之前，先做了一个石膏铸件。

• casting 本词

  Casting is the standard technical term in manufacturing for a metal part produced by pouring molten metal into a mold, typical of factory and engineering contexts.

  casting 是制造业中的标准专业术语，指把熔融金属浇入模具制成的金属零件，常用于工厂和工程语境。

  The factory inspected each iron casting for cracks before it left the assembly line.

  工厂在每个铁铸件离开装配线之前，都要检查是否有裂纹。

Cast and casting both mean an object made by pouring material into a mold. Cast suits art objects, like plaster or bronze pieces. Casting is a technical term for metal parts. This does not cover cast meaning to throw, or casting meaning to choose actors.

cast 和 casting 都可以指“铸件”，即把材料浇入模具、冷却后取出的成型物体，但常见场合和语域不同：cast 更偏艺术或工艺制品，如石膏像、青铜浇铸品；casting 是金属加工业的标准专业术语，指浇铸金属零件，更偏工业、工程语境。这里不比较 cast 的“投掷”“演员阵容”等义项，也不比较 casting 的“选角”这一动词义项。