| 单词 | case |
| 释义 | casecasescasecase /keɪs/ noun [countable]1situation a particular situation, or an example of that situation: In this case there are several possible solutions.besolution这种情况有几种可能的解决办法。in some/many/most etc casesIn most cases, excessive speed was the cause of the accident.casebe在大多数情况中﹐车速过快是交通事故的肇事原因。in sb’s caseThey say men don’t age and in his case it was true.manbe他们说男人不显老﹐他就是这样。In the case of special education, the issues are different.issuebe如果是特殊教育的话﹐问题就不同了。case ofa case of wrongful imprisonment被误判入狱的实例2police/court case something that is being dealt with by lawyers or the policecase ofa case of armed robberyarm一宗持械抢劫案a murder case一宗谋杀案3of a disease an occasion when someone has an illness, or someone who has an illnesscase ofThe first cases of the disease were reported in 1978.casebereport此病的最早几宗病例是1978年报告的。4reasons for doing something [usually singular] a number of reasons why something should be done or believedcase for/againstThere’s a strong case for changing the law.change修改这条法律有充分的理由。Student representatives met to put forward their case.representativemeet学生代表聚在一起提出他们的理由。5suitcase British English a suitcase: Our cases are all packed.casebepack我们的行李箱都已收拾好了。6container a container for storing or protecting something: a packing casepack包装箱a pencil case铅笔盒Always keep your guitar in its case.吉他一定要放在盒子里。 ➔ lower case, upper casePhrasesin any case spoken used to give a reason for doing something, or to express determination to do it SYN anyway: We’ll take you home – we’re going that way in any case.go我们带你回家吧﹐反正我们要走那条路。I think I could win. In any case, I’m going to try.cango我想我能赢﹐不管怎样﹐我打算试一试。in case of something formal if or when something happens: In case of fire, break the glass.如遇火警﹐请击碎玻璃。(just) in case1as a way of being prepared for something that might happen: Take your umbrella in case it rains.rain带把伞吧﹐以防下雨。2American English if: In case I’m late, start without me.如果我来晚了﹐你们就别等我先开始吧。in that case if that is the situation: ‘It will only take five minutes.’ ‘In that case, I’ll wait.’minute“只需要五分钟。”“那我就等一等。”it’s a case of (doing) something spoken used to say what is needed to do something: Anyone can get fit. It’s just a case of taking enough exercise.take人人都能保持身体健康﹐只要进行足够的锻炼就是了。be on sb’s case informal to criticize someone a lot in a way that seems unfair: Dad’s always on my case about something.爸爸老是因为这样那样的事数落我。be on the case British English to be dealing with something: The email isn’t working at the moment, but I’m on the case.work电子邮箱现在坏了，但是我会处理的。be the case to be true: It may be the case that science is badly taught in schools.beteachschool学校里科学课教得不好可能是个事实。COLLOCATIONS: case (2)2types of casea court caseHe was accused of libel in a famous court case.beaccusea murder caseHe had been a witness in a murder case.havebea criminal caseShe was asked to testify in a serious criminal case.beaska civil case (=concerning private legal disagreements between people)Civil cases are usually dealt with in the lower courts.casebedeallowcourtverbsto bring a case against somebodyThere was not enough evidence to bring a case against him.beto hear/try a case (=to listen to the evidence before making a judgment)The case will be heard by a federal judge.hearto win/lose a caseLomax was a brilliant lawyer who had never lost a case.behaveloseto drop a case (=to not continue with it)The case was dropped because of a lack of evidence.bedropa case comes/goes to courtWhen the case finally came to court, they were found not guilty.comebefind |
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