英语词汇“case”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

case1

/keɪs

noun

1An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring: a case of mistaken identity in many cases farmers do have a deep feeling for their land...

While they may not have been perfect before the work, in many cases, they are far worse afterwards.
Unfortunately, in many cases, the first real symptom is a broken bone.
He said that in many cases, workers had been mistreated or had been denied their rights because of language barriers.

Synonyms

instance, occurrence, occasion, manifestation, demonstration, exhibition, exposition, expression;

example, illustration, specimen, sample, exemplification, type, prototype

1.1 [usually in singular] The situation affecting or relating to a particular person or thing: I’ll make an exception in your case...

In her case, it has the opposite effect.
It was particularly painful in my case because I had my heart set on the very thing he was achieving.
In our case, I can say there were specific benefits, which will not apply to you.

Synonyms

the situation, the position, the picture, the state of affairs, the state of play, the lie of the land;

plight, predicament;

event, contingency;

circumstances, conditions, facts;

how things stand, what's going on

informal kettle of fish, ball game, score, story, set-up

1.2An incident or set of circumstances under official investigation by the police: a murder case...

To date no one from the community has voluntarily come forward to provide any details to police on the case.
Twenty-five officers are working on the case and an incident room has been set up at York.
Police are treating the case as attempted murder and a major incident room and full inquiry team has been set up.

Synonyms

investigation, enquiry, examination, exploration, probe, search, scrutiny, scrutinization, study, inspection, inquest, reconnoitring, sounding;

incident, event, happening, occurrence, episode, proceeding, matter, affair, set of circumstances

2An instance of a disease, injury, or problem: 200,000 cases of hepatitis B...

Diabetes and hypertension are the underlying causes in most cases of chronic kidney disease.
But he said a lot of work was being done to raise awareness and combat rising cases of diseases like chlamydia in the town.
How many cases of mumps, measles, or rubella would the lack of vaccination of this number of children produce?

Synonyms

patient, sick person, invalid, sufferer, victim;

client

2.1A person or their particular problem requiring or receiving medical or welfare attention: most breast cancer cases were older women the local social services discussed Gemma’s case urgent cases were turned away from the hospital...

The most severe cases are medical emergencies and require the skilled care of a physician in hospital to avoid death.
Severe cases require treatment in hospital with antibiotics.
Less than one per cent of the substantiated cases required medical care for broken bones or head trauma.

2.2 [with adjective or noun modifier] informal A person whose situation is regarded as pitiable or as having no chance of improvement: Vicky was a very sad case...

Ok, call me a terminal sad case but this is probably going to end up in my cupboard.
What is clear is that we now have a leader of the National Party who is a very sad case.
He is a devoted doctor who is adamant to make the make the best out of hopeless cases.

2.3 informal, dated An amusing or eccentric person.I checked out the whole joint, mate, and the verdict is in: you're a case....

"He's a case," said Father Jerry.
She's a case and a half. You love to hate her don't you?

3A legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law: a libel case a former employee brought the case against the council...

The Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors may bring the case back to court if his health improves.
Ten minutes later a power failure in the High Court brought the manslaughter case to a stop.
There are very few important cases decided by this Court that don't offend somebody.

Synonyms

lawsuit, action, legal action, suit, suit at law, cause, legal cause, trial, proceedings, legal proceeding(s), judicial proceedings, litigation, legal process, legal dispute, indictment

3.1A set of facts or arguments supporting one side in a legal case: the case for the defence...

The Applicant did have a fair hearing and the opportunity of presenting his side of the case.
At the end of his summing up he gave the jury a brief reminder of the way both sides put their cases in counsel's final speeches.
Indeed, I consider that, if anything, it supports his case on lack of motive for the loss.

3.2A set of facts or arguments supporting one side of a debate or controversy: the case against tobacco advertising...

They will also argue an economic case against membership.
He has travelled literally thousands of miles to argue the case against war and occupation.
If disaster movies are to be the new currency of scientific debate, who will make the case against alarmism?

Synonyms

argument, contention, reasoning, logic, defence, justification, vindication, apology, polemic;

statement, postulation, explanation, exposition, thesis, presentation, proclamation, expounding, claim;

plea, appeal, petition

3.3 (also case stated) An agreed summary of the facts relating to a legal case, drawn up for review or decision on a point of law by a higher court.I have answered the questions posed by the magistrates in the case stated in the final paragraph of the judgment....

The following material facts appear from the case stated.
The case stated then went on to summarise the decision of the Crown Court.

4 Grammar Any of the forms of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that express the semantic relation of the word to other words in the sentence: the accusative case...

They had at least as many noun cases to contend with as Latin speakers did, as well.
Only relatively recently did grammarians begin a debate over noun cases in English.
Do common cases become conventionalized as new senses for the words involved?

Synonyms

inflection, form, ending;

morphology;

semantic relationship

Phrases

as the case may be

be the case

case by case

in any case

(just) in case

in case of

in no case

in that case

it's a case of ——

on (or off) someone's case

on the case

Origin

Middle English: from Old French cas, from Latin casus 'fall', related to cadere 'to fall'; in sense 4 directly from Latin, translating Greek ptōsis, literally 'fall'.

Case ‘an instance’ is something that happens or befalls, coming via French from Latin casus ‘a fall’, also the source of casual (Late Middle English). The case meaning ‘container’ is from Old French casse, the modern forms of which is caisse ‘trunk, chest’, based on Latin capsa, related to capere ‘to hold’ (see capable). Latin capsa is also the base of late Middle English capsule, a general term at first for ‘a small container’, and cash (late 16th century) originally meaning ‘money-box’. The same base gave rise to late Middle English casement, which was first recorded as an architectural term for a hollow moulding.

Rhymes

case2

/keɪs

noun

1A container designed to hold or protect something: a silver cigarette case...

Many English longcase clocks had cases designed in the style of the period in which they were made.
I explained to her that the case held a CD-R containing files for work that I wanted to take home and work on overnight.
Among the sofas I encounter a perspex case containing a sleek-looking chair.

Synonyms

container, box, canister, cassette, cartridge, receptacle, holder, vessel, repository

dated etui

cabinet, cupboard, chiffonier, bureau, sideboard

1.1The outer protective covering of a natural or manufactured object: a seed case...

I turned and, attempting to be helpful, picked up a bit of keyboard that had lost its outer case.
Soon the seeds in the inflated seed cases of the yellow rattle will be hard and rattle at a brush.
When lost to view all you will hear are cones tumbling from branch to branch as seed cases spiral in the sun.

Synonyms

casing, covering, sheath, sheathing, wrapper, wrapping, cover, envelope, sleeve, housing, jacket, capsule, folder

technical integument

1.2An item of luggage; a suitcase.The thieves also stole luggage cases from the house, which it is suspected they used to carry out the hoard of stolen items....

Couples are being told to separate their luggage into different cases to share the weight.
Passengers were crammed inside, and roof-racks piled high with cases, luggage and sacks of maize.

Synonyms

suitcase, bag, travelling bag, travel bag, valise, grip, holdall, portmanteau;

piece of luggage, item of baggage;

briefcase, attaché case, Gladstone bag;

trunk, chest;

(cases) luggage, baggage

1.3A box containing twelve bottles of wine or other drink, sold as a unit: a case of champagne...

Beer and milk may be sold in crates but, contrary to popular usage, wine is sold in cases.
At Tesco in Oldham, she was sold a case of 12 bottles of Stella lager.
A case of beer, a case of wine, and six bottles of Wild Turkey were disposed of in merciless fashion.

Synonyms

crate, box, pack, bin, coffer, casket, chest, basket, hamper

2Each of the two forms, capital or minuscule, in which a letter of the alphabet may be written or printed. See also upper case, lower case.In a few cases, mixed-case lettering has worked....

Numbers were written in Arabic numerals, in small case Roman numerals, or spelled out using Ordinals in preference to Cardinals.
Make sure that your file names are all in small case letters.

From the use in printing to mean 'partitioned container for loose metal type'

verb [with object]

1Surround in a material or substance: the towers are of steel cased in granite...

The capacitor is then cased in a suitable synthetic resin.
The watches are cased in solid titanium and crystal hard glass for increased protection.
The team built 30 homes by using thick bamboo as a frame and then casing it with woven bamboo covered with mortar.

1.1Enclose in a protective container: (as adjective cased) a cased pair of pistols...

He brought his competition pistol with him, but kept it cased, and just sat and watched as the others shot.
As I looked at the cover featuring a cased set of a pair of Great Western six-guns, not even in my wildest imagination could I ever conjure up a vision of someday not only handling but actually shooting these very same sixguns.
The guns are cased in their original brass cornered oak and leather case.

2 informal Reconnoitre (a place) before carrying out a robbery: I was casing the joint...

I'd been casing this neglected place for weeks.
If you see a guy who looks like a burglar casing the joint - that will be me!
This individual was casing the area for a burglary that took place on the 26th.

Synonyms

reconnoitre, inspect, investigate, examine, scrutinize, survey, scout, explore, make an observation of, take stock of

informal recce, make a recce of, check out

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French casse, chasse (modern caisse 'trunk, chest', châsse 'reliquary, frame'), from Latin capsa, related to capere 'to hold'.

单词	case
释义	case1 /keɪs / noun 1An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring: a case of mistaken identity in many cases farmers do have a deep feeling for their land... While they may not have been perfect before the work, in many cases, they are far worse afterwards. Unfortunately, in many cases, the first real symptom is a broken bone. He said that in many cases, workers had been mistreated or had been denied their rights because of language barriers. Synonyms instance, occurrence, occasion, manifestation, demonstration, exhibition, exposition, expression; example, illustration, specimen, sample, exemplification, type, prototype 1.1 [usually in singular] The situation affecting or relating to a particular person or thing: I’ll make an exception in your case... In her case, it has the opposite effect. It was particularly painful in my case because I had my heart set on the very thing he was achieving. In our case, I can say there were specific benefits, which will not apply to you. Synonyms the situation, the position, the picture, the state of affairs, the state of play, the lie of the land; plight, predicament; event, contingency; circumstances, conditions, facts; how things stand, what's going on informal kettle of fish, ball game, score, story, set-up 1.2An incident or set of circumstances under official investigation by the police: a murder case... To date no one from the community has voluntarily come forward to provide any details to police on the case. Twenty-five officers are working on the case and an incident room has been set up at York. Police are treating the case as attempted murder and a major incident room and full inquiry team has been set up. Synonyms investigation, enquiry, examination, exploration, probe, search, scrutiny, scrutinization, study, inspection, inquest, reconnoitring, sounding; incident, event, happening, occurrence, episode, proceeding, matter, affair, set of circumstances 2An instance of a disease, injury, or problem: 200,000 cases of hepatitis B... Diabetes and hypertension are the underlying causes in most cases of chronic kidney disease. But he said a lot of work was being done to raise awareness and combat rising cases of diseases like chlamydia in the town. How many cases of mumps, measles, or rubella would the lack of vaccination of this number of children produce? Synonyms patient, sick person, invalid, sufferer, victim; client 2.1A person or their particular problem requiring or receiving medical or welfare attention: most breast cancer cases were older women the local social services discussed Gemma’s case urgent cases were turned away from the hospital... The most severe cases are medical emergencies and require the skilled care of a physician in hospital to avoid death. Severe cases require treatment in hospital with antibiotics. Less than one per cent of the substantiated cases required medical care for broken bones or head trauma. 2.2 [with adjective or noun modifier] informal A person whose situation is regarded as pitiable or as having no chance of improvement: Vicky was a very sad case... Ok, call me a terminal sad case but this is probably going to end up in my cupboard. What is clear is that we now have a leader of the National Party who is a very sad case. He is a devoted doctor who is adamant to make the make the best out of hopeless cases. 2.3 informal, dated An amusing or eccentric person.I checked out the whole joint, mate, and the verdict is in: you're a case.... "He's a case," said Father Jerry. She's a case and a half. You love to hate her don't you? 3A legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law: a libel case a former employee brought the case against the council... The Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors may bring the case back to court if his health improves. Ten minutes later a power failure in the High Court brought the manslaughter case to a stop. There are very few important cases decided by this Court that don't offend somebody. Synonyms lawsuit, action, legal action, suit, suit at law, cause, legal cause, trial, proceedings, legal proceeding(s), judicial proceedings, litigation, legal process, legal dispute, indictment 3.1A set of facts or arguments supporting one side in a legal case: the case for the defence... The Applicant did have a fair hearing and the opportunity of presenting his side of the case. At the end of his summing up he gave the jury a brief reminder of the way both sides put their cases in counsel's final speeches. Indeed, I consider that, if anything, it supports his case on lack of motive for the loss. 3.2A set of facts or arguments supporting one side of a debate or controversy: the case against* tobacco advertising... They will also argue an economic case against membership. He has travelled literally thousands of miles to argue the case against war and occupation. If disaster movies are to be the new currency of scientific debate, who will make the case against alarmism? Synonyms argument, contention, reasoning, logic, defence, justification, vindication, apology, polemic; statement, postulation, explanation, exposition, thesis, presentation, proclamation, expounding, claim; plea, appeal, petition 3.3 (also case stated) An agreed summary of the facts relating to a legal case, drawn up for review or decision on a point of law by a higher court.I have answered the questions posed by the magistrates in the case stated in the final paragraph of the judgment.... The following material facts appear from the case stated. The case stated then went on to summarise the decision of the Crown Court. 4 Grammar* Any of the forms of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that express the semantic relation of the word to other words in the sentence: the accusative case... They had at least as many noun cases to contend with as Latin speakers did, as well. Only relatively recently did grammarians begin a debate over noun cases in English. Do common cases become conventionalized as new senses for the words involved? Synonyms inflection, form, ending; morphology; semantic relationship Phrases as the case may be be the case case by case in any case (just) in case in case of in no case in that case it's a case of —— on (or off) someone's case on the case Origin Middle English: from Old French cas, from Latin casus 'fall', related to cadere 'to fall'; in sense 4 directly from Latin, translating Greek ptōsis, literally 'fall'. Case ‘an instance’ is something that happens or befalls, coming via French from Latin casus ‘a fall’, also the source of casual (Late Middle English). The case meaning ‘container’ is from Old French casse, the modern forms of which is caisse ‘trunk, chest’, based on Latin capsa, related to capere ‘to hold’ (see capable). Latin capsa is also the base of late Middle English capsule, a general term at first for ‘a small container’, and cash (late 16th century) originally meaning ‘money-box’. The same base gave rise to late Middle English casement, which was first recorded as an architectural term for a hollow moulding. Rhymes abase, ace, apace, backspace, base, bass, brace, chase, dace, efface, embrace, encase, enchase, enlace, face, grace, interlace, interspace, in-your-face, lace, mace, misplace, outface, outpace, pace, place, plaice, race, space, Thrace, trace, upper case case2 /keɪs / noun 1A container designed to hold or protect something: a silver cigarette case... Many English longcase clocks had cases designed in the style of the period in which they were made. I explained to her that the case held a CD-R containing files for work that I wanted to take home and work on overnight. Among the sofas I encounter a perspex case containing a sleek-looking chair. Synonyms container, box, canister, cassette, cartridge, receptacle, holder, vessel, repository dated etui cabinet, cupboard, chiffonier, bureau, sideboard 1.1The outer protective covering of a natural or manufactured object: a seed case... I turned and, attempting to be helpful, picked up a bit of keyboard that had lost its outer case. Soon the seeds in the inflated seed cases of the yellow rattle will be hard and rattle at a brush. When lost to view all you will hear are cones tumbling from branch to branch as seed cases spiral in the sun. Synonyms casing, covering, sheath, sheathing, wrapper, wrapping, cover, envelope, sleeve, housing, jacket, capsule, folder technical integument 1.2An item of luggage; a suitcase.The thieves also stole luggage cases from the house, which it is suspected they used to carry out the hoard of stolen items.... Couples are being told to separate their luggage into different cases to share the weight. Passengers were crammed inside, and roof-racks piled high with cases, luggage and sacks of maize. Synonyms suitcase, bag, travelling bag, travel bag, valise, grip, holdall, portmanteau; piece of luggage, item of baggage; briefcase, attaché case, Gladstone bag; trunk, chest; (cases) luggage, baggage 1.3A box containing twelve bottles of wine or other drink, sold as a unit: a case of champagne... Beer and milk may be sold in crates but, contrary to popular usage, wine is sold in cases. At Tesco in Oldham, she was sold a case of 12 bottles of Stella lager. A case of beer, a case of wine, and six bottles of Wild Turkey were disposed of in merciless fashion. Synonyms crate, box, pack, bin, coffer, casket, chest, basket, hamper 2Each of the two forms, capital or minuscule, in which a letter of the alphabet may be written or printed. See also upper case, lower case.In a few cases, mixed-case lettering has worked.... Numbers were written in Arabic numerals, in small case Roman numerals, or spelled out using Ordinals in preference to Cardinals. Make sure that your file names are all in small case letters. From the use in printing to mean 'partitioned container for loose metal type' verb [with object] 1Surround in a material or substance: the towers are of steel cased in granite... The capacitor is then cased in a suitable synthetic resin. The watches are cased in solid titanium and crystal hard glass for increased protection. The team built 30 homes by using thick bamboo as a frame and then casing it with woven bamboo covered with mortar. 1.1Enclose in a protective container: (as adjective cased) a cased pair of pistols... He brought his competition pistol with him, but kept it cased, and just sat and watched as the others shot. As I looked at the cover featuring a cased set of a pair of Great Western six-guns, not even in my wildest imagination could I ever conjure up a vision of someday not only handling but actually shooting these very same sixguns. The guns are cased in their original brass cornered oak and leather case. 2 informal Reconnoitre (a place) before carrying out a robbery: I was casing the joint... I'd been casing this neglected place for weeks. If you see a guy who looks like a burglar casing the joint - that will be me! This individual was casing the area for a burglary that took place on the 26th. Synonyms reconnoitre, inspect, investigate, examine, scrutinize, survey, scout, explore, make an observation of, take stock of informal recce, make a recce of, check out Origin Late Middle English: from Old French casse, chasse (modern caisse 'trunk, chest', châsse 'reliquary, frame'), from Latin capsa, related to capere 'to hold'.
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