Search results for ‘case’
English Dictionary (1-2 of 2)
- case
- [keɪs]
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- 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]
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- 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)
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we allotted two hours to the case
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the case was fully argued before agreement was reached
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a basket-case economy
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the case before the committee
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a case study
Vocab List (1 of 34)
- case
- [[kes]]
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- 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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