“Look, ” said Ron, obviously casting around for a change of subject, “it's the holidays!

“看，”罗恩说，显然正在绞尽脑汁改变话题，“现在是假期！

However, he is still short of a majority, and is casting around for an alternative to join a new government.

然而，他仍未获得多数席位，并且正在寻找一个加入新政府的替代政党。

Telecoms companies are casting around for ways of recouping huge losses.

【cast】电信公司在拚命想办法弥补巨大的亏损。

He looked up and saw Ron and Hermione looking at him so anxiously that he quickly cast around for something matter-of-fact to say.

他抬头一看，只见罗恩和赫敏在焦急地看着，于是他很快地想出别的实在的话来了。

One day Max was in the nearby city casting around for some special casts when he suddenly saw a bookstore.

有一天，麦克斯正在附近的城市里寻找一些特殊的演员，突然看到一家书店。

He cast around for a topic to change the subject of Dumbledore, the very thought of whom made Harry's insides burn with anger again.

他想赶紧换一个与校长无关的话题，每次一想到邓布利多，哈利的内心就又呼呼地冒怒火。

He cast around for another change of subject, but was saved the necessity of finding one by the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs.

他想重新换个话题，就在这时楼梯上传来了脚步声，他也就没必要费心去找话题了。

The Prime Minister did not know what to say to this, but a persistent habit of wishing to appear well-informed on any subject that came up made him cast around for any details he could remember of their previous conversations.

首相听了这话，竟一时不知道该说什么好，但他有一个根深蒂固的习惯，不管谈论什么话题，他都要显示自己无所不知，因此他在记忆中苦苦搜寻他们前几次谈话的内容。