释义 |
case2/keis/ n. & v.●n. 1 a container or covering serving to enclose or contain 箱,盒;套,罩 2 a container with its contents 容器及内装物 3 the outer protective covering of a watch, book, seed vessel, sausage, etc. (钟表、书籍、种子、香肠等的)保护性外壳 4 Brit. an item of luggage, esp. a suitcase [英]一件行李(尤指衣箱) 5 Printing a partitioned receptacle for type 【印刷】字盘,活字(分格)盘 6 a glass box for showing specimens, curiosities, etc. (展示样品、珍品等的)玻璃匣 ●v. tr. 1 enclose in a case 把…装箱,把…装盒 2 (foll. by 后跟 with) surround 包,盖 3 (esp. in phr. 尤用于短语 case the joint) slang reconnoitre (a house etc.), esp. with a view to robbery [俚语] (尤指企图抢劫时)察看,探察(房子等) [Middle English via Old French casse, chasse from Latin capsa, from capere ‘hold’] |