case

1. N-COUNT A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something. 情况

Surgical training takes at least nine years, or 11 in the case of obstetrics. 外科培训至少需要9年，产科则要11年。

In extreme cases, insurance companies can prosecute for fraud. 在极个别情况下，保险公司会起诉骗保行为。

2. N-COUNT A case is a person or their particular problem that a doctor, social worker, or other professional is dealing with. 案例

Dr. Thomas Bracken describes the case of a 45-year-old Catholic priest much given to prayer whose left knee became painful. 托马斯·布拉肯医生描述了那个病例：一名45岁天主教牧师由于经常祈祷导致左膝疼痛。

Some cases of arthritis respond to a gluten-free diet. 不含谷蛋白的饮食对一些关节炎病例有疗效。

3. N-COUNT If you say that someone is a sad case or a hopeless case, you mean that they are in a sad situation or a hopeless situation. (处于某种状况的) 人

I knew I was going to make it – that I wasn't a hopeless case. 我知道自己能行–我不是无药可救的人。

4. →see also basket case

5. N-COUNT A case is a crime or mystery that the police are investigating. 案件

The police have several suspects in the case of five murders committed in Gainesville, Florida. 警方就佛罗里达州盖恩斯维尔市的5起谋杀案已经锁定了几名嫌疑人。

6. N-COUNT The case for or against a plan or idea consists of the facts and reasons used to support it or oppose it. 事实

He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal. 他坐在那儿，听我讲着他被解雇的原因。

Both these facts strengthen the case against hanging. 这两大事实都是反对绞刑的充实理由。

7. N-COUNT In law, a case is a trial or other legal inquiry. 诉讼

It can be difficult for public figures to win a libel case. 公众人物要赢得诽谤诉讼是有难度的。

8. →see also test case

9. PHRASE You say in any case when you are adding something which is more important than what you have just said, but which supports or corrects it. 再者[强调]

The concert was sold out, and in any case, most of the people gathered in the square could not afford the price of a ticket. 音乐会的票已售完，再说，聚在广场上的人也大都买不起票。

10. PHRASE If you do something in case or just in case a particular thing happens, you do it because that thing might happen. 以防

In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour. 我特意绕了一圈，以防有人跟踪。

11. PHRASE If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true. 以免

Many stores along the route have been boarded up in case of trouble. 沿途很多商店都用板封上了，以免招来麻烦。

12. PHRASE You use in case in expressions like "in case you didn't know" or "in case you've forgotten" when you are telling someone in a rather irritated way something that you think is either obvious or none of their business. 难道[情感]

She's nervous about something, in case you didn't notice. 她对某些事情神经兮兮的，难道你没注意到？

13. PHRASE You say in that case or in which case to indicate that what you are going to say is true if the possible situation that has just been mentioned actually exists. 那样的话

Perhaps you've some doubts about the attack. In that case it may interest you to know that Miss Woods witnessed it. 或许你对本次袭击有些怀疑。要是那样的话，你可能会有兴趣了解伍兹小姐目睹了一切。

14. PHRASE You can say that you are doing something just in case to refer vaguely to the possibility that a thing might happen or be true, without saying exactly what it is. 以防万一

I guess we've already talked about this but I'll ask you again just in case. 我想我们已经讨论过了这个问题，但为保险起见，我再问你一次。

15. PHRASE If you say that a task or situation is a case of a particular thing, you mean that it consists of that thing or can be described as that thing. …的事

It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not. 这不是人们会不会注意到的问题。

16. PHRASE If you say that something is the case, you mean that it is true or correct. 情况是那样

You'll probably notice her having difficulty swallowing. If this is the case, give her plenty of liquids. 你可能会发现她吞咽有困难。要真是那样，多给她一些流质食物。

PHRASE

1. N-COUNT A case is a container that is specially designed to hold or protect something. 容器; 箱子; 盒

...a black case for his glasses. ...他的黑色的眼镜盒。

2. V to put into or cover with a case 包围

to case the machinery

3. →see also bookcase , briefcase

V

1. N-COUNT In the grammar of many languages, the case of a group such as a noun group or adjective group is the form it has which shows its relationship to other groups in the sentence. (语法) 格

2. →see also lowercase , uppercase