1N-COUNT [oft inNOUN]特定情况;事例;实例 A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something. 特定情况;事例;实例
Surgical training takes at least nine years, or 11 in the case of obstetrics. [+ of]
外科至少需要9年的专业训练,产科甚至需要11年。
One of the effects of dyslexia, in my case at least, is that you pay tremendous attention to detail.
诵读困难的一个影响就是过分注意细节,至少对我来说是如此。
In extreme cases, insurance companies can prosecute for fraud.
个别极端的情况下,保险公司可以欺诈罪提出起诉。
The Honduran press published reports of eighteen cases of alleged baby snatching. [+ of]
3N-COUNT [adjective NOUN]境况;状况;情形 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. 境况;状况;情形
I knew I was going to make it — that I wasn't a hopeless case.
6N-COUNT [usually singular](用以证明或反驳的)事实,根据,理由 The case for or against a plan or idea consists of the facts and reasons used to support it or oppose it. (用以证明或反驳的)事实,根据,理由
He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal. [+ for]
他坐在那儿,听我陈述解雇他的理由。
Both these facts strengthen the case against hanging. [+ against]
9PHRASE (表示补充的内容比前述更重要,且支持或纠正前述)不管怎样,再者 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. (表示补充的内容比前述更重要,且支持或纠正前述)不管怎样,再者 [emphasis] [emphasis]
The concert was booked out, and in any case, most of the people gathered in the square could not afford the price of a ticket.
音乐会门票已经预订一空,再者,聚在广场上的人多数也买不起票。
10PHRASE (强调后面的陈述至关重要或十分肯定)不管怎样,无论如何 You say in any case after talking about things that you are not sure about, to emphasize that your next statement is the most important thing or the thing that you are sure about. (强调后面的陈述至关重要或十分肯定)不管怎样,无论如何
Either he escaped, or he came to grief. In any case, he was never seen again.
他要么逃掉了,要么遭到了不测。不管怎么样,反正再也没有人见过他。
11PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 以备;以防;免得 If you do something in case or just in case a particular thing happens, you do it because that thing might happen. 以备;以防;免得
In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour.
为了防止有人跟踪我,我特地绕了弯路。
Extra boiling water should be kept at hand just in case it is needed.
身边应多准备一些开水,以备不时之需。
12PREP-PHRASE 以备;以防;以免 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. 以备;以防;以免
Many shops along the route have been boarded up in case of trouble.
沿途很多商店的门窗都用木板封上了,以防不测。
13PHRASE (表示不耐烦地陈述显而易见或与听话人无关的事情)竟然,难道,假使 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. (表示不耐烦地陈述显而易见或与听话人无关的事情)竟然,难道,假使 [feelings]
She's nervous about something, in case you didn't notice.
她正为了什么事神经紧张,你连这个都没看出来?
'I'm waiting for Mary Ann,' she said, 'in case you're wondering.'
“我在等玛丽·安,”她说,“要是你想知道的话。”
14PHRASE 那样的话;在那种情况下 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;在那种情况下
Perhaps you've some doubts about the attack. In that case it may interest you to know that Miss Woods witnessed it.
你也许对这起袭击还有些怀疑。那么如果我告诉你伍兹小姐亲眼目睹了这起事件,你可能会感兴趣。
Members are concerned that a merger might mean higher costs, in which case they would oppose it.
成员们担心合并会导致成本提高,若是那样的话,他们将提出反对。
15PHRASE 以防万一 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.
我想我们已经谈过这个问题了,不过为了以防万一,我再问你一次。
16PHRASE 无论情况如何;无论怎样 You say as the case may be or whatever the case may be to indicate that the statement you are making applies equally to the two or more alternatives that you have mentioned. 无论情况如何;无论怎样
They know how everything works — or doesn't work, as the case may be.
他们了解一切是如何运作的,或者为何出差错,无论是哪种情况,他们都很清楚。
17PHRASE (是)…的问题;(是)…的事 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. (是)…的问题;(是)…的事
It's a case of relaxing, then playing.
应该是先放松,然后再玩。
It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.
这不是会不会有人注意到的问题。
18PHRASE 典型的例子;恰当的例证 If you say that something is a case in point, you mean that it is a good example of something you have just mentioned. 典型的例子;恰当的例证
In many cases religious persecution is the cause of people fleeing their country. A case in point is colonial India.
很多情况下,宗教迫害是导致人们逃奔异国他乡的原因。一个典型的例子是殖民统治时期的印度。
19PHRASE 是这样;是这种情况 If you say that something is the case, you mean that it is true or correct. 是这样;是这种情况
You'll probably notice her having difficulty swallowing. If this is the case, give her plenty of liquids.
你可能会注意到她吞咽有困难。要是这样的话,让她多吃流食。
Consumers had hoped the higher prices would mean more goods in stores. But that was not the case.
消费者本来以为,物价上涨了,店里的商品会增多;但是情况并非如此。
20PHRASE 着手处理;正在解决 If you say that someone is on the case, you mean that they are aware of a particular problem and are trying to resolve it. 着手处理;正在解决
The CompuServe management is on the case now, and it looks as if things will return to normal soon.
1N-COUNT (语法的)格 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. →see: accusative→see: nominative(语法的)格
1example例子ADJECTIVE | VERB + CASE | CASE + VERB | CASE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤classic, textbook, typical經典事例;範例;典型例子▸➤clear, obvious, simple清楚的例子;明顯的例子;簡單案例◇It was a simple case of mistaken identity.那是一個弄錯身分的簡單例子。➤borderline處於兩可的情況◇The teacher gave all borderline cases a spoken test.老師對那些在及格線上下的學生進行了一次口試。➤extreme極端例子▸➤isolated, rare孤立的/稀罕的事例◇Except in a few rare cases, bee stings are not dangerous.除極少數情況外蜂蜇一般是沒有危險的。➤exceptional, special, unusual例外/特殊/不尋常情況▸➤striking引起關注的情況➤documented, reported記錄在案的/報道的事例◇There have been documented cases of officials accepting bribes.有很多記錄在案的官員受賄的事例。VERB + CASE➤illustrate, show說明/表明例子➤cite, highlight援引/突出事例◇He highlighted the case of Harry Farr, who was executed in 1916.他特別舉出了 1916 年被處決的哈里・法爾的案例。➤consider考慮情況◇Let's consider the case of a dealer trying to make a sale.我們來考慮一下一個商人想要做成一筆生意的情況。CASE + VERB➤arise, occur情況出現;事情發生◇The committee has full powers to deal with any cases of malpractice that arise.該委員會全權處理出現的任何瀆職事件。CASE + NOUN➤study個案研究◇a case study of an Amazonian tribe亞馬孫河部落個案研究➤example案例PREPOSITION➤in sb's/this case就某人的情況來說/在這種情況下◇In her case, she failed the exam because she wasn't well.就她的情況來說,她是因為身體不好而沒有通過考試。➤case of⋯的例子◇a case of animal cruelty虐待動物的例子PHRASES➤case by case按個別情況◇Complaints are dealt with on a case by case basis.投訴要按個案情況具體處理。➤a case in point恰當的例子◇Many professions feel they deserve higher pay, and nurses are a case in point.許多專業人員認為他們應該得到更高的工資,護士就是一個例子。case
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2the casetrue situation事實VERB + THE CASE➤be, remain是實情;仍然是事實◇It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching.實際情況依然是畢業後從教的人數不夠。➤overstate, understate誇大事實;對事實輕描淡寫◇I agree with him, but don't you think he slightly overstates the case?我同意他的說法,但你不覺得他有點兒誇大事實嗎?case
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3of a disease疾病ADJECTIVE | VERB + CASE | CASE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤acute, chronic急性病;慢性病▸➤advanced, bad, serious, severe晚期的病;重症◇He had a bad case of appendicitis.他得了嚴重的闌尾炎。➤mild輕症➤AIDS, flu, SARS, etc.艾滋病、流感、非典等病例◇About 25% of AIDS cases are linked with the sharing of needles.大約 25% 的艾滋病病例與共用針頭有關係。➤confirmed, reported確診/報告病例◇There have been no confirmed cases of BSE in the US.美國還沒有瘋牛病的確診病例。VERB + CASE➤diagnose診斷病例◇Two million new cases of hypertension are diagnosed each year.每年診斷出 200 萬新增高血壓病例。➤report報告病例◇The Department of Health reported five human cases of bird flu.衞生部報告了 5 起人感染禽流感的病例。CASE + NOUN➤history病歷◇Medical students study the case histories of many patients.醫學院學生研究許多病人的病歷。➤notes, records病歷記錄PREPOSITION➤case of⋯的病例◇a severe case of food poisoning嚴重食物中毒病例case
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4police investigation警方調查ADJECTIVE | VERB + CASE | CASE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤notorious臭名昭著的案件◇the notorious case of the Botley strangler臭名昭著的博特利殺人案➤tragic慘案▸➤assault, homicide, molestation, murder, rape, robbery襲擊案;殺人案;性騷擾案;謀殺案;強姦案;搶劫案VERB + CASE➤handle, investigate, work on處理/調查/偵破案件◇Four officers are investigating the case.4 名警察在調查該案件。➤crack, solve破案◇They never solved the Jones murder case.他們一直未能偵破瓊斯謀殺案。➤close結案➤reopen重新開始調查案件CASE + NOUN➤file, report案件卷宗/報告◇He was looking through some homicide case files.他在查閱一些殺人案的卷宗。➤officer案件調查警員◇Carter was the senior case officer on the investigation.卡特是調查該案的高級警官。PREPOSITION➤on the case處理案件◇A detective is on the case at the moment.目前一名探員正在處理該案。➤case of⋯的案件◇a case of theft盜竊案case
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5in a court of law法庭ADJECTIVE | VERB + CASE | CASE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤court訴訟案▸➤criminal刑事案▸➤civil民事案▸➤landmark, test意義重大的案件;判例案件◇This is a test case which will influence what other judges decide.這是一個會影響其他法官判決的判例案件。➤high-profile引人注目的案件◇As a lawyer he was involved in high-profile divorce cases.作為律師,他經辦過若干引人注目的離婚案。➤antitrust, divorce, libel, malpractice (especially NAmE) 反托拉斯案件;離婚案;誹謗案;瀆職案➤death-penalty (especially NAmE) 死刑案◇The jury are required to be unanimous in death-penalty cases.死刑案須要陪審團一致通過。VERB + CASE➤bring將案件提交審理◇He brought the case to the Supreme Court.他將案件提交到了最高法院。➤prosecute, pursue檢控/追查案件▸➤handle, litigate, take處理案件;提出訴訟;受理案件◇This was the hardest case she had handled since becoming a lawyer.這是她做律師以來碰到的最棘手的案子。◇No lawyer would take his case.沒有律師會接手他的案子。➤consider, hear, try審理案件◇The court will consider the case soon.法庭即將審理這個案件。◇The case will be heard in a higher court.更高一級法院將審理此案。➤rehear, retry, review複審案件▸➤adjourn延期審案▸➤dismiss, throw out駁回/不受理案件◇The case was thrown out for lack of evidence.該案因缺乏證據而不獲受理。➤drop撤回訴訟◇The prosecution decided to drop the case.控方決定撤訴。➤decide, settle裁決訴訟◇The case was settled out of court.該案庭外和解了。➤win勝訴▸➤lose敗訴CASE + VERB➤come before sb, come to court, go to court, go to trial案件交付某人審理;案件提交法庭;案件受理◇The case came before Judge Hales.案件已交給黑爾斯法官審理。◇He was so clearly innocent, the case should never have gone to court.很明顯他是無辜的,法院本來就不應該受理此案。➤collapse訴訟不成立◇The case against her collapsed when a key witness was proved to have lied.一名關鍵證人被證實撒謊,對她的指控就不成立了。➤involve sth案件涉及⋯◇a compensation case involving thousands of workers涉及數千名工人的賠償案➤centre/center on sth, hinge on sth, rest on sth, turn on sth訴訟集中在⋯;案子的關鍵在於⋯;案件依賴於⋯◇The case hinged on the evidence of the only witness.這個案子取決於唯一目擊證人所提供的證據。➤raise sth案件引起⋯◇The case raises a number of issues.該案件引發了許多問題。➤allege sth案件指控⋯◇cases alleging violations of international law指控違反國際法的案件➤challenge sth案件質疑⋯◇He brought a case challenging the legality of the war.他提起訴訟,質詢這場戰爭的合法性。PREPOSITION➤in a/the case案件中◇the evidence in the case案件的證據➤case against對⋯的指控◇The case against her was very weak.對她的指控證據非常不足。➤case of⋯案件PHRASES➤a case to answer, no case to answer (both BrE) 需要/無須答辯◇The judge ruled that the defendant had no case to answer.法官裁決,被告無須答辯。➤the circumstances of a case, the facts of a case案情case
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6arguments論據ADJECTIVE | VERB + CASE | CASE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤compelling, convincing, good, persuasive, powerful, strong令人信服的論據;充分的論據;有力的論據▸➤open-and-shut, unanswerable (BrE) 一目了然的/無可辯駁的論據◇With his current superb form, he presents an unanswerable case for selection in the team.他目前狀態極好,是隊裏理所當然的上場人選。➤prima facie (law法律) 表面證據◇There is a good prima facie case for believing what she says.她的話有初步的證據讓人信服。➤circumstantial, weak間接的/無力的論據▸➤defence/defense, prosecution被告方/控方理由VERB + CASE➤have有立論的依據◇Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= a good enough case).律師認為我們沒有充足的論據可以勝訴。➤prepare準備論據◇The defendant requested more time to prepare his case.被告要求多給一些時間以準備論據。➤outline, set out略述/陳述論據▸➤make, make out, present, put, state闡明理由;述說理由◇You can make out a case for changing our teaching methods.你可以就改變教學方法說明理由。➤argue, plead辯論;辯護◇I thought she argued her case very well.我覺得她為自己辯護得很好。➤take up受理(個案)◇The union has taken up the case of the suspended worker.工會已受理那位被停職的工人的個案。➤judge判斷理由◇The teacher must judge each case according to its merits.教師必須根據每一件事情的實際情況來作判定。➤bolster, help, strengthen, support加強論據;支持論據◇What evidence do you have to support your case?你有什麼證據來支持你的論點?➤weaken削弱論據CASE + VERB➤exist論據存在◇A strong case exists for adopting a similar system in this country.有充分的證據表明這個國家也應該採取相似的體制。PREPOSITION➤case against反對⋯的論據◇a case against wearing business attire反對穿正裝的理由➤case for支持⋯的論據PHRASES➤the case for the defence/defense, the case for the prosecution有利於被告方/控方的理由陳述▸➤the merits of a case本身的情況◇The disciplinary committee considered the merits of his case before fining him.紀律委員會在對他罰款前考慮了他的實際情況。case
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7container容器ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤carrying便攜盒◇He put the binoculars back in their carrying case.他把雙筒望遠鏡放回到便攜盒裏。➤packing包裝箱▸➤glass玻璃櫥櫃◇The room was full of stuffed animals in glass cases.那個房間裏滿是放在玻璃櫃裏的動物標本。➤CD, DVD光盤盒;數字影碟盒▸➤cartridge, cigarette, glasses, jewel, jewellery/jewelry, pencil彈殼;香煙盒;眼鏡盒;首飾盒;鉛筆盒▸➤guitar, violin, etc.吉他箱、小提琴盒等▸➤display, trophy (especially NAmE) 陳列櫃;獎品陳列櫃◇She kept all her trophies in a display case.她把自己所有的獎品放在陳列櫃裏。➤presentation展示櫃◇a gold watch in a presentation case展示櫃裏的金錶PREPOSITION➤in a/the case, inside a/the case, out of a/the case在盒子/箱子裏;在盒子/箱子外case
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8a case手提箱➡ see also suitcase(for other collocates with case)ADJECTIVE➤attaché公文包▸➤overnight(適於短途旅行的)小提箱
case noun ⇨case (a court case)⇨argument2 (the case for/against sth)⇨box (a pencil/packing case)⇨example1 (in this/sb's case)⇨investigation (a murder case)⇨patient (a case of pneumonia)⇨situation (It is not the case that…)⇨suitcase (pack your case)case
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case ♦︎ trial ♦︎ hearing ♦︎ appeal ♦︎ action ♦︎ suit ♦︎ lawsuit ♦︎ proceeding ♦︎ prosecution ♦︎ litigation ♦︎ court martialThese are all words for a formal legal dispute between people that is decided in court.这些词均表示官司、诉讼、审判。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) legal case / hearing / appeal / action / proceedings◆(a) criminal case / hearing / appeal / action / proceedings / prosecution / litigation◆(a) civil case / hearing / appeal / action / suit / lawsuit / proceedings / litigation◆a murder / rape / fraud case / trial◆(a) libel case / trial / hearing / action / suit / proceedings◆to bring a case / an action / a suit / a lawsuit / proceedings / a prosecution (against sb / sth)◆to take action / proceedings (against sb / sth)◆to file an appeal / a suit / a lawsuit◆to face trial / a hearing / an action / a suit / a lawsuit / proceedings / prosecution / litigation / court martial◆to hear a case / an appeal◆to win / lose a case / an appeal / an action / a suit / a lawsuit■case [countable] a question to be decided in court; the facts and evidence that are used to accuse or defend sb/sth in court诉讼;待裁决的案件;(在法庭上用来控告或辩护的)论据,理由◆The case will be heard next week.此案下周审理。◆The new evidence weakened the case for the defence.新的证据削弱了被告的论据。◆Our lawyer didn't think we had a case(= had good enough arguments to win in court).我们的律师认为我们论据不足,赢不了官司。■trial [uncountable, countable] a formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if sb accused of a crime is guilty or not(法院的)审讯,审理,审判◆He's on trial for murder.他因涉嫌谋杀罪受审。◆She will stand trial for fraud.她因涉嫌诈骗将受审。◆The men were arrested but not brought to trial.这些人已被捕,但未移交法院审判。◆The case never came to trial.此案从未开庭审理。◆He did not receive a fair trial.他没有受到公正的审判。■hearing [countable] an official meeting at which the facts about a crime, complaint, etc. are presented to the person or group of people who will have to decide what action to take审讯;听审;听证会◆a court / disciplinary hearing庭审;纪律聆讯◆At a preliminary hearing the judge announced that the trial would begin on March 21.在预审时,法官宣布将在3月21日进行审理。◆She was granted a divorce in a five-minute hearing.经过五分钟的审理,法庭准许她离婚。■appeal [countable, uncountable] a formal request to a court or to sb in authority for a judgement or decision to be changed上诉;申诉◆ (BrE) to lodge an appeal提出上诉◆ (NAmE) to file an appeal提出上诉◆ (BrE) an appeal court / judge上诉法庭/法官◆ (NAmE) an appeals court / judge上诉法庭/法官◆He lost his appeal against the 3-match ban.他对禁赛3场的处罚提出申诉,但遭驳回。■action [countable, uncountable] (ratherformal) a legal process to settle a dispute or deal with a complaint诉讼;起诉◆A libel action is being brought against the magazine that published the article.刊发该文章的杂志将受到诽谤诉讼。◆He is considering taking legal action against the hospital.他正考虑起诉这家医院。■suit [countable] (ratherformal) a claim or complaint against sb that a person or organization can make in court起诉;控告◆His former business associate filed a suit against him claiming £5 million damages.他以前的生意伙伴对他提起诉讼,索要500万英镑的损害赔偿金。◆Their arguments grew worse and worse and ended with a divorce suit.他们吵得越来越凶,最终提出了离婚诉讼。■lawsuit ˈlɔːsuːt, ˈlɔːsjuːt [countable] (ratherformal) a suit诉讼;起诉◆The opening of the factory was delayed because of a lawsuit brought by an environmental group.因为一个环保团体提起诉讼,工厂推迟开业了。■proceeding prəˈsiːdɪŋ [countable, usually plural] (ratherformal) the process of using a court to settle a dispute or to deal with a complaint诉讼;诉讼程序◆The company has started legal proceedings against its competitor.那家公司对竞争对手提起了法律诉讼。■prosecution ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn; NAmEˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃn [uncountable, countable] the process of trying to prove in court that sb is guilty of a crime; the process of being officially charged with a crime in court(被)起诉,检举;诉讼◆Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment.对轻罪初犯者的起诉很少判处监禁。◆He threatened to bring a private prosecution against the doctor.他威胁要对医生提起民事诉讼。 see also prosecute ⇨ accuse■litigationˌlɪtɪˈgeɪʃn [uncountable] (ratherformal) the process of making or defending a claim in court诉讼;打官司◆The company has been in litigation with its auditors for a full year.那家公司和它的审计员已经打官司整整一年。■ˌcourt ˈmartialˈmɑːʃl; NAmEˈmɑːrʃl(pluralcourts martial) [countable, uncountable] a military court that deals with members of the armed forces who break military law; a trial at such a court军事法庭;军事法庭的审判;军法审判◆He was convicted at a court martial.他在军事法庭上被判有罪。◆All the soldiers now face court martial.现在,所有这些士兵都面临军事法庭的审判。