the case

美 [ðə keɪs]英 [ðə keɪs]
  • 网络情况;案件;案例;箱子;实情
the casethe case

These are all words for the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect the way things are.以上各词均指情况、状况。

all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place指情况、状况、形势、局面:

the present economic situation

目前的经济形势

the facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action; the conditions of a person's life, especially the money they have指条件、环境、状况、境况、(尤指)经济状况:

The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.

那艘船神秘地沉没了。

the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do指处境、地位、状况:

She felt she was in a position of power.

她觉得她自己有权力。

the circumstances in which people live, work or do things; the physical situation that affects how sth happens指居住、工作或做事情的环境、境况、条件,影响某事发生的物质环境、状态、条件:

We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions.

我们被迫在户外天寒地冻的环境下工作。

Circumstances refers to sb's financial situation; conditions are things such as the quality and amount of food or shelter they have. The circumstances that affect an event are the facts surrounding it; the conditions that affect it are usually physical ones, such as the weather.

the true situation指实情、事实:

If that is the case (= if the situation described is true) , we need more staff.

如果真是那样,我们就需要更多的员工了。

a situation指事态、情况、形势:

How did this unhappy state of affairs come about?

这种不幸的情况是怎么发生的呢?

State of affairs is mostly used with this . It also occurs with adjectives describing how good or bad a situation is, such as happy , sorry , shocking , sad and unhappy , as well as those relating to time, such as present and current . Situation is much more frequent and is used in a wider variety of contexts.

  1. The case for nuclear power is impressive

    这个支持核能的案例令人印象深刻。

  2. I became infatuated with the case .

    我对这个案例着迷了。

  3. If that is the case , we need more staff .

    如果真是那样,那我们就需要更多的员工了。

  4. If that is the case , we need more staff .

    如果真是那样,我们就需要更多的员工了。

  5. They insisted upon being given every detail of the case .

    他们坚持要求说明事情的整个来龙去脉。

  6. We have two agents on the case .

    我们有两名探员在侦察此案。

  7. We have no firm evidence to support the case .

    我们没有确凿的证据支持这个论点。

  8. I 'll need to read up on the case before the meeting .

    在开会前,我需要看一些有关这件事的材料。

  9. It is simply not the case that prison conditions are improving .

    监狱条件得到改善的情况绝非事实。

  10. There wasn 't enough evidence to bring the case to court .

    没有足够的证据可把此案提交法庭。

  11. The case will be heard next week .

    此案下周审理。

  12. The case was referred to a higher court .

    案件转到了上一级法院。

  13. I 'm determined to fight the case .

    我决意要打这场官司。

  14. The case does not merit further investigation .

    这个案子不值得进一步调查。

  15. A higher proportion of Americans go on to higher education than is the case in Britain .

    美国人上大学的比例大于英国。

  16. The case was referred to the Court of Appeal .

    这个案子被送交到上诉法院。

  17. The case comes before Judge Cooper next week .

    本案下周交库珀法官审理。

  18. They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial .

    在此案审理前他们只得忍受长时间的等待。

  19. It was a tight squeeze but we finally got everything into the case .

    箱子塞得很紧,不过我们最终还是把所有东西都装进去了。

  20. The case will be decided by a jury .

    这案件将由陪审团裁决。

  21. The case was reassigned to a different court .

    这桩案件已交由另一法院审理。

  22. Repercussions of the case continue to reverberate through the financial world .

    这件事持续影响着整个金融界。

  23. The case was referred to a competent authority .

    事情已交给有关当局处理。

  24. It is arguable whether the case should have ever gone to trial .

    这个案件原本是否应该审判还是个问题。

  25. That evidence is irrelevant to the case .

    那条证据与本案无关。

  26. The case has to be made watertight .

    案由必须做到无懈可击。

  27. The case was tried before a jury .

    此案是由陪审团参加审理的。

  28. The case was dismissed on the grounds that there was not enough evidence .

    此案以缺乏足够的证据为由被驳回。

  29. He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case .

    他被指控把与案件有关的文件用碎纸机销毁了。

  30. This is not invariably the case .

    事情并非总是如此。