case是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a particular situation or example of something -- 具体情况；实例

  • Over a hundred people were injured, in several cases seriously. 一百多人受了伤，有几个伤势严重。

  • Jobs are hard to find but in his case that's not the problem because he has so much experience. 工作很难找，可对他而言不成问题，因为他经验非常丰富。

  • I wouldn't normally agree but I'll make an exception in this case. 一般情况下我不会同意，不过这次我要破一回例。

  • The number of new cases of the illness appears to be declining. 这种病症的新发病例数量呈下降趋势。

  • We have lots of applications from people who want to study here and in each case we consider the candidate very carefully. 我们收到许多想来这儿学习的人的申请，对每个申请人的情况我们都予以认真考虑。

  • She was suffering from an extreme case of sunburn. 她被严重晒伤了。

  • There's no coffee left? In that case I'll have tea. 没咖啡了？既然如此，我就喝茶吧。

  • If that is the case then I will be very disappointed. 如果是那样的话，我会非常失望。

  • I don't want to go and in any case, I haven't been invited. 我不想去，再说，人家也没邀请我。

  • I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some just in case. 我想我不会用到钱的，不过我还是要带一些以防万一。

  • Bring a map in case you get lost. 带张地图吧，以防迷路。

  • The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave. 除了产假方面，该法律对男女都同样适用。

  • She doesn't want to work full-time, it's a case of having to. 她不想全日工作，可是不得不如此。

  • Lack of communication causes serious problems and their marriage is a case in point. 缺乏交流会导致严重问题，他们的婚姻就是个明证。

  • When the election is called in April, or June, as the case might be, we shall be ready for it. 不管选举是在4月还是6月举行，我们都将做好准备。

• 1 a problem, a series of events, or a person being dealt with by police, doctors, lawyers, etc. -- 问题；案例，案子；病例

  • Several social workers have looked into the child's case. 几名社会工作者已经调查了这个孩子的案例。

  • The detective on the case (= responsible for solving it) has been suspended from duty. 负责调查这个案子的侦探被停职了。

  • When he first went for treatment at the hospital he seemed to be a hopeless case (= a person who could not be cured). 他初到医院接受治疗时似乎已经没救了。

  • a murder case 谋杀案

  • The case will go before the European Court next month. 这个案子将于下月在欧洲法庭审理。

  • She accused her employer of unlawful dismissal and won/lost her case. 她起诉雇主非法解雇，结果赢／输了官司。

• 2 a container or box for storing things in -- 盒；箱；套

  • He bought his brother a case of wine for his birthday. 他给弟弟买了一箱酒作为生日礼物。

  • Can you get some more cola? The kids drank the whole case. 你再去买些可乐好吗？孩子们把一整箱都喝完了。

• 3 arguments, facts, and reasons in support of or against something -- 论点；事实；论据

  • There's a good case for/against bringing in new regulations. 支持／反对出台新章程的理由很充分。

  • The case against cigarette advertising is becoming stronger all the time. 一直以来，反对烟草广告的观点都越来越强烈。

  • She's very busy so don't overstate the case - just give her the facts. 她很忙，所以不要过多地陈述理由——只要告诉她基本要点就行了。

• 4 any of the various types to which a noun can belong, according to the work it does in a sentence, shown in some languages by a special word ending -- 格

  • the accusative/dative case 宾／与格

• 5 to look at a place with the intention of stealing from it later -- （为日后行窃）探察，探路，踩点

  • He looked around shiftily, as if he was casing the joint. 他鬼鬼祟祟地东张西望，似乎是在探察下手的地方。