case
Từ điển Collocation
case noun
1 example
ADJ. classic, textbook, typical | clear, obvious, simple It was a simple case of mistaken identity. | borderline After the exams, the teacher gave all borderline cases a spoken test. | extreme | isolated, rare Except in a few rare cases, bee stings are not dangerous. | exceptional, special | striking
VERB + CASE highlight, illustrate, show He highlighted the case of Harry Farr, 25, who was executed for cowardice in 1916.
CASE + VERB arise, occur The committee has full powers to deal with any cases of malpractice that arise.
CASE + NOUN study a case study of an Amazonian tribe | example
PREP. in sb's/this ~ In her case, she failed the exam because she wasn't well. | ~ of a case of animal cruelty
PHRASES case by case/on a case by case basis Complaints are dealt with on a case by case basis. | a case in point Many professions feel they deserve higher pay, and nurses are a case in point.
2 true situation
VERB + CASE be, remain It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching. | overstate, understate I agree with him, but don't you think he slightly overstates the case?
3 of a disease
ADJ. acute, chronic | advanced, serious, severe | mild
CASE + NOUN history Medical students study the case histories of many patients. | file, notes, records, report
PREP. ~ of a severe case of food poisoning
4 police investigation
ADJ. notorious the notorious case of the Botley strangler | tragic | murder, robbery
VERB + CASE investigate, work on Four police officers are investigating the case. | crack, solve They never solved the Jones murder case.
CASE + NOUN officer Carter was the senior case officer on the investigation.
PREP. on the ~ A detective is on the case at the moment. | ~ of a case of theft
5 in a court of law
ADJ. court | criminal | civil | test This is a test case which will influence what other judges decide. | divorce
VERB + CASE bring The victim decided to bring a case of rape against him. | handle This was the hardest case she had handled since becoming a lawyer. | consider, hear, try The court will consider the case soon. The case will be heard in the Court of Appeal. | adjourn | dismiss, throw out The case was thrown out for lack of evidence. | drop The prosecution decided to drop the case. | decide, settle The case was settled out of court. | win | lose | review
CASE + VERB come before sb, come to court, go to court, go to trial The case came before Judge Hales in the Crown Court. He was so clearly innocent, the case should never have gone to court. | collapse The case against her collapsed when a key witness was proved to have lied. | centre on sth, hinge on sth, rest on sth, turn on sth The case hinged on the evidence of the only witness to the killing. | raise sth The case raises a number of issues.
PREP. in a/the ~ the evidence in the case | ~ against The case against her was very weak. | ~ of
PHRASES a/no case to answer The judge ruled that the defendant had no case to answer, as the evidence had been discredited. | the circumstances/facts of a case
6 arguments
ADJ. convincing, good, powerful, strong | open-and-shut, unanswerable With his current superb form, he presents an unanswerable case for selection in the team. | weak | defence, prosecution/prosecution's
VERB + CASE have Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in a court of law). | prepare The defendant requested more time to prepare his case. | outline, set out | deliver, make (out), present, put, state You can make out a case for changing our teaching methods. | argue, plead I thought she argued her case very well. | take up The local MP has taken up the case of the family of six who have been left homeless. | judge The teacher must judge each case according to its merits. | bolster, help, support What evidence do you have to support your case? | weaken
CASE + VERB exist A strong case exists for adopting a similar system in this country.
PREP. ~ against Is there a case against wearing school uniforms? | ~ for
PHRASES the case for the defence/prosecution, the merits of a case The disciplinary committee considered the merits of his case before fining him.
7 container
ADJ. display She kept all her trophies in a display case. | presentation a gold wristwatch in a presentation case | carrying He put the binoculars back in their carrying case. | packing | glass The room was full of stuffed animals in glass cases. | cigarette, glasses, jewellery, pencil, pillow | guitar, violin, etc.
PREP. in/inside a/the ~, out of a/the ~
8 suitcase
ADJ. attache | overnight > See SUITCASE (for other collocates with case)
9 grammar
ADJ. ablative, accusative, dative, genitive, instrumental, locative, nominative, vocative
VERB + CASE take In Polish the verb ‘to be’ takes the instrumental case.
CASE + NOUN ending
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; lawsuit, suit, cause, causa
the family brought suit against the landlord
- an occurrence of something; instance, example
it was a case of bad judgment
another instance occurred yesterday
but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
- a special set of circumstances; event
in that event, the first possibility is excluded
it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
- 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; subject, guinea pig
the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
- a person requiring professional services
a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
- the quantity contained in a case; caseful
- a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home; 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; grammatical case
- the housing or outer covering of something; shell, casing
the clock has a walnut case
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); character, eccentric, type
a real character
a strange character
a friendly eccentric
the capable type
a mental case
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part; sheath
- the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; casing
the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; pillowcase, slip, pillow slip
the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. Acronym for computer-aided software engineering. A comprehensive label for software designed to use computers in all phases of computer program development, from planning and modeling through coding and documentation. CASE represents a working environment consisting of programs and other development tools that help managers, systems analysts, programmers, and others to automate the design and implementation of programs and procedures for business, engineering, and scientific computer systems.
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. In text processing, an indication of whether one or more alphabetic characters are capitalized (uppercase) or not (lowercase). A case-sensitive program or routine distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase letters and treats the word cat as totally distinct from either Cat or CAT. A case-sensitive program that also separates capitalized and lowercased words would list Arkansas before aardvark or antimony, even though its alphabetic position follows both lowercased words.
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EnSight Results File (Computational Engineering International (CEI))
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
cases|cased|casing
syn.: box circumstance condition covering lawsuit receptacle state
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