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

2.an occurrence of something;

it was a case of bad judgment

3.a special set of circumstances;

in that event, the first possibility is excluded

4.a problem requiring investigation;

Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir

5.the actual state of things;

that was not the case

6.a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;

he stated his case clearly

7.a portable container for carrying several objects;

the musicians left their instrument cases backstage

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

9.a person requiring professional services;

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

10. the quantity contained in a case

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

12. a specific state of mind that is temporary;

a case of the jitters

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

14. the housing or outer covering of something;

the clock has a walnut case

15. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);

a real character

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

17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening;

the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced

18. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;

the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase

1.look over, usually with the intention to rob;

They men cased the housed

2.enclose in, or as if in, a case;

my feet were encased in mud

1.He carried a case on $1,000 bail.

他交保1,000美元后在外候审。

2.In the worst-case scenario, we're all dead.

那最坏的设想是我们大家全部死光。