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case

英 [keɪs] 美[kes]
  • n. 情况;实例;箱
  • vt. 包围;把…装于容器中
  • n. (Case)人名;(英)凯斯;(西)卡塞;(法)卡斯

英英释意


1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
"the family brought suit against the landlord"
2. an occurrence of something;
"it was a case of bad judgment"
"another instance occurred yesterday"
"but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
3. a special set of circumstances;
"in that event, the first possibility is excluded"
"it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
4. a problem requiring investigation;
"Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
5. the actual state of things;
"that was not the case"
6. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;
"he stated his case clearly"
7. a portable container for carrying several objects;
"the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
8. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation;
"the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"
"the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
9. a person requiring professional services;
"a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
10. the quantity contained in a case
11. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
12. a specific state of mind that is temporary;
"a case of the jitters"
13. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
14. the housing or outer covering of something;
"the clock has a walnut case"
15. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
"a real character"
"a strange character"
"a friendly eccentric"
"the capable type"
"a mental case"
16. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening;
"the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
18. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

双语例句


1. He actually became convinced that the nurses had an unanswerable case.
他实际上已经相信了护士们的情况确实如此。

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2. He put the case to the Saudi Foreign Minister.
他把这起事件向沙特外长作了说明。

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3. The Government is anxious to keep the whole case out of court.
政府迫切希望整件事能够在庭外解决。

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4. It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.
这不是会不会有人注意到的问题。

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5. The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.
反对理由有两点:太冒险而且太昂贵。

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