case和thing在"事情"的意思上有什么区别?

An instance of something; an occurrence; an example:

事例事例；事件；例子：

a case of mistaken identity.

一个身份有误的例子

See: example

An occurrence of a disease or disorder:

病例一种疾病或不适的例子：

a mild case of flu.

轻度流感的病例

A set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation:

情况，状况一系列情况或事件的一种状态；状况：

It may rain, in which case the hike will be canceled.

天或许会下雨，如果是那样的话，徒步旅行将会被取消

Actual fact; reality:

事实实际情况；现实：

We suspected the walls were hollow, and this proved to be the case.

我们怀疑墙是空的，这证明是事实

A question or problem; a matter:

问题；事情：

It is simply a case of honor.

这纯粹是一个荣誉的问题

A situation that requires investigation, especially by a formal or official body.

需调查的情况一种需要调查，尤其是需要一个正式或官方机构调查的情况

Law

【法律】

An action or a suit or just grounds for an action.

诉讼，讼案诉讼或诉讼的正当理由

The facts or evidence offered in support of a claim.

证据所提供的支持一项诉讼的事实或者证据

A set of reasons or supporting facts; an argument:

理由，论据一系列理由或支持性的事实；论据：

presented a good case for changing the law.

提出了一条很好的变更法律的理由

A person or group of persons being assisted, treated, or studied, as by a physician, lawyer, or social worker.

病人，委托人被医生、律师或社会工作者援助、治疗或研究的一个人或一群人

Informal

【非正式用语】

A peculiar or eccentric person; a character.

怪人一个奇特或怪癖的人；怪人

Linguistics

【语言学】

The syntactic relationship of a noun, a pronoun or a determiner to the other words of a sentence, indicated by declensional endings, by the position of the words within the sentence, by prepositions, or by postpositions.

格一个名词、代词或一个限定词与一个句子中其它词的句法关系，通过词尾变化、这些词在句子中的位置、介词或者后置词表示出来

The form or position of a word that indicates this relationship.

格的字形或位置表示这一关系的一个词的形式或者位置

Such forms, positions, and relationships considered as a group.

一组格的字形或位置被认为是一组的这样的形式、位置和关系

A pattern of inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives to express different syntactic functions in a sentence.

词形变化形式名词、代词和形容词在一个句子中表示不同的句法功能的词形屈折变化的形式

The form of such an inflected word.

变形词这样一个词形发生屈折变化的词的形式

case

v.tr.

cased; cas.ing; cas.es; Informal

cased; cas.ing; cas.es; 【非正式用语】

To examine carefully, as in planning a crime:

踩点仔细检查，如策划一项犯罪时：

cased the bank before robbing it.

在抢劫银行前对其踩点

n.

An entity, an idea, or a quality perceived, known, or thought to have its own existence.

东西一个实体、想法或可以被感知、了解或认为自身存在的性质

The real or concrete substance of an entity.

物，物体真实或具体的实体物质

An entity existing in space and time.

物体存在于空间和时间的实体

An inanimate object.

物无生命的物体

Something referred to by a word, a symbol, a sign, or an idea; a referent.

东西用文字、符号、标志或思想指代的事物；参照物

A creature:

东西生物：

the poor little thing.

可怜的小东西

An individual object:

物个体：

There wasn"t a thing in sight.

眼中空无一物

Law

【法律】

That which can be possessed or owned. Often used in the plural:

动产拥有或占有的东西。常用复数：

things personal; things real.

个人财产；个人物品

things

Possessions; belongings:

所有物；财产：

packed her things and left.

收拾她的东西离开

An article of clothing:

衣物：

Put on your things and let"s go.

穿上你的衣服，我们走吧

things

The equipment needed for an activity or a special purpose:

用品为某个活动或某种特殊目的所需的装备：

Where are my cleaning things?

我的清洁工具呢?

An object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically:

物件不是或不能专门命名的物体或实体：

What is this thing for?

这个是干嘛用的?

An act, deed, or work:

事情行动、事迹或作品：

promised to do great things.

许诺做大事

The result of work or activity:

成果工作或行为的结果：

is always building things.

总能出些成果

A thought, a notion, or an utterance:

思想想法、概念或言辞：

What a rotten thing to say!

说起来多蹩脚啊

A piece of information:

消息：

wouldn"t tell me a thing about the project.

不愿告诉我有关那个计划的一点消息

A means to an end:

手段达到目的的方法：

just the thing to increase sales.

正是这种手段增加了销售

An end or objective:

终点，目标：

In blackjack, the thing is to get nearest to 21 without going over.

在玩21点时，目标是争取达到而不超过21点

A matter of concern:

心事忧虑之事：

many things on my mind.

我有很多心事

A turn of events; a circumstance:

形势事情的转折点；环境：

The accident was a terrible thing.

这次事故真可怕

things

The general state of affairs; conditions:

事态事物的普遍状态；状况：

揃eneath the smooth surface of things, something was wrong?Tom Wicker)

“平静的表面下有一些麻烦事”(汤姆·威克)

A particular state of affairs; a situation:

局面事物的特殊状态；形势：

Let"s deal with this thing promptly.

我们迅速处理这种局面吧

Informal

【非正式用语】

A persistent illogical feeling, as a desire or an aversion; an obsession:

感情渴望或厌恶等持续的非理性情感；迷恋：

has a thing about seafood.

对海味有偏爱

Informal

【非正式用语】

The latest fad or fashion; the rage:

时髦最新的时尚或款式；流行：

Drag racing was the thing then.

障碍赛跑是那个年代的时尚

Slang

【俚语】

An activity uniquely suitable and satisfying to one:

合适的活动只适合某人或使其满足的活动：

Let him do his own thing.

让他做自己想做的事吧

See: forte

first thing Informal

Right away; before anything else:

首先立即；在其它事之前：

Do your assignments first thing in the morning.

做作业是你今早的第一件事

see things or hear things

To have hallucinations.

产生幻觉

sure thing Informal

A certainty:

肯定之事：

His election is a sure thing.

他肯定当选

Of course; certainly:

当然；肯定：

Sure thing, I"ll be there!

我肯定去那儿

Middle English

中古英语

fromOld English thing

源自古英语 thing

thing

[WiN]

n.

东西, 事物

[pl. ]情形, 事态, 形势, 事件, 局面, 消息

[pl. ]衣物, 随身物品, 家具, 财产等个人所有物

题目, 主题, 要点

事业, 成就

行为举动, 目标

【律】[pl. ]动产或不动产

(艺术)作品, 歌曲

[the thing]最适合的东西[样式, 状况]

There wasn"t a thing to eat.

没有东西可吃。

Bring your swimming things.

带上你的游泳用品。

There is another thing I want to ask you about.

还有一件事我想问你。

That only makes things worse.

那只会使情况更糟。

What"s the next thing to do?

下一步该做什么?

Things are getting worse and worse.

事态越来越糟。

case是指一些案件之类的事情

thing很泛,很多事情都可以叫thing,比较通俗