cases

Average Rank: 1343

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 案例;箱;情况(case的复数形式)

Detailed Explanations:
  • n an occurrence of something
  • n a special set of circumstances
  • n a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
  • n the actual state of things
  • n a portable container for carrying several objects
  • n a person requiring professional services
  • n a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
  • n a problem requiring investigation
  • n a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
  • n the quantity contained in a case
  • n nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
  • n a specific state of mind that is temporary
  • n a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
  • n a specific size and style of type within a type family
  • n an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
  • n the housing or outer covering of something
  • n the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
  • n (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
  • n bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
  • n a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
  • v look over, usually with the intention to rob
  • v enclose in, or as if in, a case
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Difficulty: UNKNOWN

Word Forms:
1: s3
0: case

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#354

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.5% (Top 96.5% most frequent)
96.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#2678

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 73.2% (Top 73.2% most frequent)
73.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#996

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 90.0% (Top 90.0% most frequent)
90.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.