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English Dictionary (1-2 of 2)

case
[keɪs]
  • 1. a single instance, occurrence, or example of something
  • 2. an instance of disease, injury, hardship, etc
  • 3. a question or matter for discussion
  • 4. a specific condition or state of affairs; situation
  • 5. a set of arguments supporting a particular action, cause, etc
  • 6. a person attended or served by a doctor, social worker, solicitor, etc; patient or client
  • 7. ( as modifier )
  • 8. an action or suit at law or something that forms sufficient grounds for bringing an action
  • 9. the evidence offered...

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case
[keɪs]
  • 1. a container, such as a box or chest
  • 2. ( in combination )
  • 3. an outer cover or sheath, esp for a watch
  • 4. a receptacle and its contents
  • 5. a pair or brace, esp of pistols
  • 6. another word for casing
  • 7. a completed cover ready to be fastened to a book to form its binding
  • 8. a tray divided into many compartments in which a compositor keeps individual metal types of a particular size and style. Cases were originally used in pairs, one (the upper case) for capitals, the other (the lower case) fo...

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Examples (1-5 of 37)

we allotted two hours to the case
the case was fully argued before agreement was reached
a basket-case economy
the case before the committee
a case study

Vocab List (1 of 34)

case
[[kes]]
from 阿南's Vocab List
  • 箱(子),盒(子),柜子;(刀、剑等的)鞘;(枪)壳;套(子);护套,(文件)夹子

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