case [ keisis ]

• n.
  • a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

    同义词： lawsuit suit cause causa

  • an occurrence of something

    "it was a case of bad judgment"

    同义词： instance example

  • a special set of circumstances

    "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

    同义词： event

  • a problem requiring investigation

    "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"

  • the actual state of things

    "that was not the case"

  • a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

    "he stated his case clearly"

  • a portable container for carrying several objects

    "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"

  • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

    "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"

    同义词： subject guinea pig

  • a person requiring professional services

    "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"

  • the quantity contained in a case

    同义词： caseful

  • a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

    同义词： display case showcase vitrine

  • a specific state of mind that is temporary

    "a case of the jitters"

  • nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

    同义词： grammatical case

  • the housing or outer covering of something

    "the clock has a walnut case"

    同义词： shell casing

  • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

    "a mental case"

    同义词： character eccentric type

  • an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

    同义词： sheath

  • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

    同义词： casing

  • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

    同义词： pillowcase slip pillow slip

• v.
  • look over, usually with the intention to rob

    "They men cased the housed"

  • enclose in, or as if in, a case

    "my feet were encased in mud"

    同义词： encase incase

以上来源于: WordNet