case
英 [ke?s]
美[kes]
- n. 情況；實例；箱
- vt. 包圍；把…裝于容器中
- n. (Case)人名；(英)凱斯；(西)卡塞；(法)卡斯
英英釋意
- 1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
- "the family brought suit against the landlord"
- 2. an occurrence of something;
- "it was a case of bad judgment"
- "another instance occurred yesterday"
- "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
- 3. a special set of circumstances;
- "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"
- "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
- 4. a problem requiring investigation;
- "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
- 5. the actual state of things;
- "that was not the case"
- 6. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;
- "he stated his case clearly"
- 7. a portable container for carrying several objects;
- "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
- 8. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation;
- "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"
- "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
- 9. a person requiring professional services;
- "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
- 10. the quantity contained in a case
- 11. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
- 12. a specific state of mind that is temporary;
- "a case of the jitters"
- 13. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
- 14. the housing or outer covering of something;
- "the clock has a walnut case"
- 15. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
- "a real character"
- "a strange character"
- "a friendly eccentric"
- "the capable type"
- "a mental case"
- 16. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
- 17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening;
- "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
- 18. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
- "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"