Case

(noun.) a portable container for carrying several objects; 'the musicians left their instrument cases backstage'.

(noun.) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home.

(noun.) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; 'the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase'.

(noun.) (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers; 'for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters'.

(noun.) the actual state of things; 'that was not the case'.

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

(noun.) a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; 'he stated his case clearly'.

(noun.) a problem requiring investigation; 'Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) a person requiring professional services; 'a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor'.

(noun.) the quantity contained in a case.

(noun.) a specific state of mind that is temporary; 'a case of the jitters'.

(verb.) look over, usually with the intention to rob; 'They men cased the housed'.

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• There's money in this case, Watson, if there is nothing else. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Wiley is another case of the creative mind harassed by the routineers. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Which means, I suppose, that you are not quite clear about your case? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The case has assumed such an extraordinary aspect since Sergeant Cuff's time, that you may revive his interest in the inquiry. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• What's he up to in the case of your friend the handsome gal? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It was a case of elopement. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Investigation of these cases, however, revealed invariably the purely fraudulent nature of all such offers, which were uniformly declined. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• We can here consider only a few cases; of these, some of the most difficult to explain are presented by fish. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• I have eight or ten similar cases maturing. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• But in many cases victory depends not so much on general vigour, but on having special weapons, confined to the male sex. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• In some cases freckles are permanent, but in most cases they disappear with the coming of cold weather. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Undoubtedly many cases occur in which we cannot explain how the same species could have passed from one point to the other. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The true gold of religion was in many cases thrown away with the worn-out purse that had contained it for so long, and it was not recovered. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The central dots in the section are the conducting wires round which are the gutta percha and hemp, and the outer rim represents the iron wire casing. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Before the ancestor of the sea scorpion could survive being left by the tide it had to develop its casing and armour. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The bullet striking the wooden casing of the window exploded, blowing a hole completely through the wood and masonry. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• Centrifugal pump with part of the casing] cut away to show the wheel. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Each consists of a ring of fixed steam guides on the casing, and a ring of moving blades on the shaft. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The fire box was surrounded by an exterior casing that formed a water jacket, which, by means of pipes, was in open communication with the water space of the boiler. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Let a man jump in, and instantly he is cased in an armor more gorgeous than ever kingly Crusader wore. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

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