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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

case [keɪs]
  1. 1. noun [c] (instance) 情况
    This causes problems in some cases.
    这在某些情况下引起了问题。
  2. 2. noun [of doctor] [ social worker] [ solicitor etc] 个案
  3. 3. noun [c] (before judge，tribunal etc，for investigation) 案件
    a murder case
    一桩谋杀案
    one of Sherlock Holmes's most famous cases
    夏洛克·福尔摩斯最出名的案件之一
  4. 4. noun [c] (container) 盒子
  5. 5. noun [c] [BRIT] (also： suitcase) 行李箱
  6. 6. noun [of wine] [ whisky] (quantity) 一箱
    a case of champagne
    一箱香槟酒
  7. 7. noun [c/u] [语言] 格
    lower/upper case
    小/大写
    to have a good case
    有充足的论证
    there's a strong case for/against reform
    有强烈支持/反对改革的理由
    it's a case of trying to get fit
    需要保持健康
    in case of
    [+fire，emergency] 如果发生
    in case he comes
    以防万一他会来
    in case you hadn't noticed
    如果你还没注意到的话
    in any case
    无论如何
    just in case
    以防万一
    in that case
    既然是那样
    if that is the case
    如果是这样的话
    a case in point
    恰当的例子

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

case [keɪs]
  1. 1. n.[c] 例子，事例
    It was a case of mistaken identity.
    这是一次认错人事件。
    It was a case of bad judgment.
    这是一个错判的案例。
  2. 2. n.[c] 情况，状况
    In exceptional cases, though, the result may be different.
    但是，在一些特殊情况下，结果可能会有差异。
    It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled.
    可能会下雨，如果那样的话野餐就得取消了。
  3. 3. n.[c] [Law] （非刑事）诉讼
    This case is adjourned for three weeks in order to collect more evidence.
    为了收集更多的证据，休庭三个星期后再审理这个案件。
  4. 4. n.[c] 事实，实情
    In practice, this did not prove to be the case.
    在实践中，事实证明不是这样的。
    That was not the case.
    情况不是那样。
  5. 5. n.[c] 盒子；箱子，行李箱
    One of the kids was carrying a guitar case.
    其中一个孩子带着一个装吉他的手提箱。
    The musicians left their instrument cases backstage.
    音乐家们把他们的乐器盒留在了后台。
  6. 6. n.[c] 当事人，委托人
    The doctor said that she is one of the worst cases that he has seen.
    医生说她是他见过的情况最糟糕的病例之一。
    A typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor.
    一个典型案例是婚姻律师所描述的郊区家庭主妇案。
  7. 7. n.[c] 调查对象
    These case studies illustrate the issues of population growth and environmental change.
    这些个案研究说明了人口增长和坏境变化的问题。
    The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities.
    我们所研究的案例来自两个不同的社区。
  8. 8. n.[c] 案子，案件
    The police are investigating all such cases.
    这个警察正在调查所有此类案件。
    Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir.
    佩里·梅森解决了那个缺少继承人的案子。
  9. 9. n.[c] 证据，理由
    Had she been stating her case too forcibly?
    她在陈述她的立场时是不是太强硬了？
    He stated his case clearly.
    他清楚地陈述了他的证据。
  10. 10. n.[c] 一箱子的量
    She won a case of wine a the Christmas party.
    她在圣诞晚会上赢得了一箱酒。
  11. 11. n.[c/u] [Linguistics] 格
    Case grammar is a system of linguistic analysis.
    格文法是一种语言分析系统。
  12. 12. n.[c] 状态
    She suddenly had a case of bad nerves.
    她突然感到一阵精神紧张。
  13. 13. n.[c] [Slang] 怪人
    My brother is so funny, he is a real case.
    我的兄弟太古怪了，他实在是个怪人。
  14. 14. n.[c] 字体，字型
    All of the signs were printed using lower case lettering.
    所有的标志都是用小写字母打印出来的。
  15. 15. n.[c] （动物或植物器官的）鞘状包裹物
  16. 16. n.[c] 外壳
    Inside the small wooden case is a gold-chain necklace.
    在这个小木盒里面是一条金项链。
    The clock has a walnut case.
    那座钟有一个胡桃木盒子。
  17. 17. n.[c] 框架，架子
    I have recently installed new window casings to my home.
    最近，我在家里安装了新的窗框。
  18. 18. n.[c] [Printing] 字盘，活字分格盘
    In manual typsetting, a compositor will usually have an upper and lower typesetting case.
    在手工排版中，一个排版工人往往有一套大写和一套小写字盘。
    For English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters.
    就英语而言，排字工人通常有两个字盘，即包含大写字母的上方字盘和包含小写字母的下方字盘。
  19. 19. n.[c] 枕套
    All you need bring are sheets, pillow cases & towels.
    所有你需要带来的东西就是床单、枕套和毛巾。
  20. 20. n.[c] 橱窗，展示窗
    The jewellery is displayed in a sealed glass case.
    这些珠宝陈列在密封的玻璃橱里。
  21. 21. vt. 踩点，窥探
    They cased the joint one week before the robbery.
    在抢劫案前一个星期，他们仔细勘察了连接点。
    They men cased the housed.
    他们用人工探查那些被隐藏起来的东西。
  22. 22. vt. 装箱；围住
    The medal was entirely cased in gold.
    这块奖牌被完全用黄金包裹起来。

Collins English-English Dictionary

case [keɪs]
  1. 1. n a single instance, occurrence, or example of something
  2. 2. n an instance of disease, injury, hardship, etc
  3. 3. n a question or matter for discussion
    the case before the committee
  4. 4. n a specific condition or state of affairs; situation
  5. 5. n a set of arguments supporting a particular action, cause, etc
  6. 6. n a person attended or served by a doctor, social worker, solicitor, etc; patient or client
  7. 7. n (as modifier)
    a case study
  8. 8. n an action or suit at law or something that forms sufficient grounds for bringing an action
    he has a good case
  9. 9. n the evidence offered in court to support a claim
  10. 10. n [grammar] a set of grammatical categories of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, marked by inflection in some languages, indicating the relation of the noun, adjective, or pronoun to other words in the sentence
  11. 11. n any one of these categories
    the nominative case
  12. 12. n [Spoken] a person in or regarded as being in a specified condition
    the accident victim was a hospital case
    he's a mental case
  13. 13. n [Spoken] a person of a specified character (esp in the phrase a hard case)
  14. 14. n [Spoken] an odd person; eccentric
  15. 15. n [US] [Spoken] love or infatuation
  16. 16. n short for case shot - See canister
  17. 17. n [Etymology] Old English casus (grammatical) case, associated also with Old French cas a happening; both from Latin casus, a befalling, occurrence, from cadere to fall
case [keɪs]
  1. 1. n a container, such as a box or chest
  2. 2. n (in combination)
    suitcase
    briefcase
  3. 3. n an outer cover or sheath, esp for a watch
  4. 4. n a receptacle and its contents
    a case of ammunition
  5. 5. n a pair or brace, esp of pistols
  6. 6. n another word for casing
  7. 7. n [architect] a completed cover ready to be fastened to a book to form its binding
  8. 8. n [printing] 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) for small letters - See also upper case lower case
  9. 9. n [metallurgy] the surface of a piece of steel that has been case-hardened
  10. 10. vt. [tr] to put into or cover with a case
    to case the machinery
  11. 11. vt. [Slang] to inspect carefully (esp a place to be robbed)
  12. 12. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French casse, from Latin capsa, from capere to take, hold
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Examples

Small letters are sometimes called lower case and large letters upper case.
小写字母有时被称作小写字母盘，大写字母为大写字母盘。
T is a capital letter, or upper case, and t is lower case.
T是大写字母，或叫大写字母盘；t是小写字母盘。
Printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters.
排版工人一度将大写字母和小写字母活字置于不同的格盘（case）中；大写字模放在格盘上的上半方，故而又称为“upper-case letter”。
This idea has no application to the case.
这个主意对那种情况不适用。
to break a criminal case
破获一刑事案
a case of carelessness
粗心大意的一例
the case for the defendant
为被告辩护
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