case/keɪs/

n.

➊ a particular situation or example of sth

➋ an example of a disease or a person who has a disease

➌ a question or problem that will be dealt with by the police or a law court

➍ [the ~] the true situation

➎ a container for holding or protecting things

n. [C]

➊ 情况，例子：a classic case 经典例子

◇In some cases, the shop is not open. 在某些情况下，该店不营业。

◇Regular exercise is good; it's true in my case. 经常锻炼非常有益，就我的情况而言是这样的。

➋ 病例：New cases of the illness were reported. 该病又有几个病例。

➌ 案件：[case of sth] investigate a case of robbery调查抢劫案

◇solve a case 破案

◇win/lose a case 赢得/输掉官司

➍ [the ~] 真相，真实情况：I thought I could get there before him, but that was not the case. 我原以为可以比他先到那儿，但情况并不是如此。

◇[It is not the case (that) ...] It is not the case that he has made progress. 他取得了进步并非属实。

➎ 箱；盒：Please carry the case upstairs. 请把箱子搬到楼上去。

◇a pencil case 铅笔盒

a case in point 很好的例子，恰当的例证：Some people learned to speak several foreign languages. A case in point is Professor Wang. 有些人学会了说几种外语，王教授就是很好的例子。

in case ... 以防；免得：Take the map in case you get lost. 拿上这张地图，以防迷路。

case

casual

suitcase

bookcase

cassette

音组-ase/-eɪs/

base; case

常犯错误

✗ Take an umbrella in case it will rain.

✓ Take an umbrella in case it rains. 带把伞，以防下雨。