名詞 case:

1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
   同義詞：lawsuit, suit, cause, causa
2. an occurrence of something
   同義詞：instance, example
3. a special set of circumstances
   同義詞：event
4. a problem requiring investigation
5. the actual state of things
6. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
7. a portable container for carrying several objects
8. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
   同義詞：subject, guinea pig
9. a person requiring professional services
10. the quantity contained in a case
    同義詞：caseful
11. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
    同義詞：display case, showcase, vitrine
12. a specific state of mind that is temporary
13. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
    同義詞：grammatical case
14. the housing or outer covering of something
    同義詞：shell, casing
15. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
    同義詞：character, eccentric, type
16. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
    同義詞：sheath
17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
    同義詞：casing
18. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
    同義詞：pillowcase, slip, pillow slip

動(dòng)詞 case:

1. look over, usually with the intention to rob
2. enclose in, or as if in, a case
   同義詞：encase, incase

1. In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.
   如遇失火，請(qǐng)按警鈴。
2. In your case, we are prepared to be lenient.
   根據(jù)你的情況，我們擬予從寬處理
3. The goods have been cased up for transport.
   貨物已裝箱待運(yùn)。
4. We ordered 3 cases of soda for the party.
   我們?yōu)橥頃?huì)定購(gòu)了三箱蘇打水。
5. She thought she was hurt but it wasn't the case.
   她認(rèn)為她受傷了，但事實(shí)上并非如此。

case

n.（名詞）
An instance of something; an occurrence; an example:
事例：事例；事件；例子：
例句：
a case of mistaken identity.See Synonyms at example
一個(gè)身份有誤的例子參見 example

An occurrence of a disease or disorder:
病例：一種疾病或不適的例子：
例句：
a mild case of flu.
輕度流感的病例

A set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation:
情況，狀況：一系列情況或事件的一種狀態(tài)；狀況：
例句：
It may rain, in which case the hike will be canceled.
天或許會(huì)下雨，如果是那樣的話，徒步旅行將會(huì)被取消

Actual fact; reality:
事實(shí)：實(shí)際情況；現(xiàn)實(shí)：
例句：
We suspected the walls were hollow, and this proved to be the case.
我們懷疑墻是空的，這證明是事實(shí)

A question or problem; a matter:
問(wèn)題；事情：
例句：
It is simply a case of honor.
這純粹是一個(gè)榮譽(yù)的問(wèn)題

A situation that requires investigation, especially by a formal or official body.
需調(diào)查的情況：一種需要調(diào)查，尤其是需要一個(gè)正式或官方機(jī)構(gòu)調(diào)查的情況
Law
【法律】
An action or a suit or just grounds for an action.
訴訟，訟案：訴訟或訴訟的正當(dāng)理由
The facts or evidence offered in support of a claim.
證據(jù)：所提供的支持一項(xiàng)訴訟的事實(shí)或者證據(jù)
A set of reasons or supporting facts; an argument:
理由，論據(jù)：一系列理由或支持性的事實(shí)；論據(jù)：
例句：
presented a good case for changing the law.
提出了一條很好的變更法律的理由

A person or group of persons being assisted, treated, or studied, as by a physician, lawyer, or social worker.
病人，委托人：被醫(yī)生、律師或社會(huì)工作者援助、治療或研究的一個(gè)人或一群人
Informal A peculiar or eccentric person; a character.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 怪人：一個(gè)奇特或怪癖的人；怪人
Linguistics
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】
The syntactic relationship of a noun, a pronoun or a determiner to the other words of a sentence, indicated by declensional endings, by the position of the words within the sentence, by prepositions, or by postpositions.
格：一個(gè)名詞、代詞或一個(gè)限定詞與一個(gè)句子中其它詞的句法關(guān)系，通過(guò)詞尾變化、這些詞在句子中的位置、介詞或者后置詞表示出來(lái)
The form or position of a word that indicates this relationship.
格的字形或位置：表示這一關(guān)系的一個(gè)詞的形式或者位置
Such forms, positions, and relationships considered as a group.
一組格的字形或位置：被認(rèn)為是一組的這樣的形式、位置和關(guān)系
A pattern of inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives to express different syntactic functions in a sentence.
詞形變化形式：名詞、代詞和形容詞在一個(gè)句子中表示不同的句法功能的詞形屈折變化的形式
The form of such an inflected word.
變形詞：這樣一個(gè)詞形發(fā)生屈折變化的詞的形式
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
cased,cas.ing,cas.es 【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To examine carefully, as in planning a crime:
踩點(diǎn)：仔細(xì)檢查，如策劃一項(xiàng)犯罪時(shí)：
例句：
cased the bank before robbing it.
在搶劫銀行前對(duì)其踩點(diǎn)

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>in any case
Regardless of what has occurred or will occur.
無(wú)論如何，總之：不管已經(jīng)或?qū)⒁l(fā)生什么
in case
If it happens that; if.
如果發(fā)生；如果
As a precaution:
以防萬(wàn)一：
例句：
took along an umbrella, just in case.
隨身帶一把傘，以防萬(wàn)一

in case of
If there should happen to be:
如果發(fā)生：
例句：
a number to call in case of emergency.
萬(wàn)一發(fā)生意外打的號(hào)碼

來(lái)源：
Middle English cas
中古英語(yǔ) cas
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin c3sus [from past participle of] cadere [to fall] * see kad-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) c3sus [] 源自cadere的過(guò)去分詞 [墜落] *參見 kad-

case
case 2

n.（名詞）
A container; a receptacle:
容器：
例句：
a jewelry case; meat-filled cases of dough.
珠寶盒；塞肉的面團(tuán)

Abbr. c.,C.,cs.A container with its contents.
縮寫 c.,C.,cs.一盒之物：一個(gè)容器與其所盛的東西
A decorative or protective covering or cover.
罩子：一個(gè)裝飾性或保護(hù)性的罩或蓋
A set or pair:
一組；一對(duì)：
例句：
a case of pistols.
一對(duì)手槍

The frame or framework of a window, door, or stairway.
框子：窗、門或樓梯的框子或架子
The surface or outer layer of a metal alloy.
外層：金屬合金的表面或外層
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
cased,cas.ing,cas.es
To put into or cover with a case; encase.
把…裝箱：放進(jìn)一個(gè)容器或蓋上一個(gè)蓋；把…裝進(jìn)箱子

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Norman French casse
源自 諾曼法語(yǔ) casse
from Latin capsa
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) capsa