case 1

事；事例

情形；场合；状况

病症；病例

病人；患者

案件；诉讼

（受警方及社会监管的）个案

判例；讼案

事实；实情

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case 2

箱；盒；容器

框子；架子

套子；壳子

装箱，装盒

（与with连用）包装

（行窃前）查勘，踩道儿

case

事, 病例, 案例, 情形, 场合, 讼案, 容器, (语法)格

case

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"

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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"

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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"

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4. a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"

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5. the actual state of things; "that was not the case"

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6. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"

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7. a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"

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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"

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9. a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"

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10. the quantity contained in a case

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

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12. a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"

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

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14. the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"

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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"

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16. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

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17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"

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18. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

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1. look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"

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2. enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"

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