cart track noun (BrE) a rough track that is not suitable for
ordinary cars, etc. ( A Ail
cart-wheel
/'kaitwiil;
NAmE 'ka:rt-/ noun 1 a fast physical
movement in which you turn in a circle sideways by putting your hands on the
ground and bringing your legs, one at a time, over your head f'j-ftfffi; I!];#
IS ft: to
do/turn cartwheels 2 the wheel of a cart
( Aft ) ft$& ►cart-wheel verb [V] carve /ka:v; NAmE ka:rv/ verb 1 to make objects,
patterns, etc. by cutting away material from wood or stone H M : [VN] a carved doorway Jf| ft 1$ fl il O The
statue was carved out of a single piece of
stone. ftlftMtft II 11 ft A $4 It
ft;
o 0 The wood
had been carved into the shape of a flower. 7k ft Ml ft T lb fk 4k 0 0 [V]
She carves
in both stone and wood. M K ft It
ft
It o 2 [VN] to write sth
on a surface by cutting into it M: They carved their initials on the desk. IMltE i (ft
ft ft M ft 45 ^ ± o 3 to cut
a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces for eating jfi ( |&|£] )
ftftft: [VN] Who’s going to carve the turkey? i£ftlEft)t|ftlft/h
ft? [also V, VNN] 4 [VN] [no passive]
~ sth (out) (for yourself) to work hard in order to have a successful career,
reputation, etc. ( Vik, ) :
She
has carved a place for herself in the fashion world. M 0 He succeeded in carving out a
career in the media. fcb 7“‘ftfti&c
iraai carved in 'stone (of a decision, plan,
etc. ftft, it58]#) unable to be changed A tb ft (ft ; ft; & ft ft : People should remember that our proposals
aren’t carved in stone. AflUSHEft
t&tfl Aft±.
ftft0 .carve sth—'up (disapproving) to divide a
company, an area of land,
etc. into smaller parts in order to share it between people jUft car-very /'kaivari; NAmE 'ka:rv-/ noun (pi. -ies) (BrE) a restaurant that
serves roast meat 'carve-up noun [sing.] {BrE, informal) the dividing of
sth such as a company or a country into separate parts
Wih m
carv-ing
/’kaivir);
NAmE ’kairvir)/ noun 1 [C, U] an object or
a pattern made by cutting away material from wood or stone MM ifn; MM IS %; It ji 2 [u] the
art of making objects in this way H^iJA
'carving
knife noun a large sharp knife for cutting
cooked meat if] ( ) $J J] — picture o cutlery
'car wash noun a place with special equipment, where you can pay to have your car
washed
Affft
Casa
nova /.kaesa'nauva;
.kaeza-; NAmE -'nouva/ noun a man who has sex
with a lot of women ^ M
7; M hhUdWI From Giovanni Jacopo
Casanova, an Italian man in the 18th century who was famous for having sex with
many women. M (
Giovanni
Jacopo
Casanova ) 0 18 Af'J AU*ftiiAS
cas-bah = kasbah
cas cade /kae'skeid/ noun, verb
b noun 1 a small waterfall, especially one of several falling down a steep
slope with rocks /MU A (
(ft M A 3 (formal) a large amount of sth hanging down AiillftT*§$9: Her hair tumbled in a
cascade down her back. ±, 4 (formal) a
large
number of things falling or coming quickly at the same time ( ft 7$ ill ) Eft A M: He crashed to the
ground in a cascade of oil cans. ffeBtlf—
il Mio
■ verb [V +adv./prep.} 1 to flow downwards in large amounts fglj ; ^.ft: Water cascaded down
the mountainside. 7jC ft ft H'M & M A« 2 (formal) to fall or hang in large amounts
A it
A ; A ii
H ik: Blonde hair
cascaded over her shoulders.
M ^?o
Case
0-w /keis/
noun, verb m
noun
►
SITUATION trMd 1 [C] a particular situation or a situation
295
of a particular type ; AM; : In some
cases people have had to
wait several weeks for an appointment. ACIiM#±#/lji Atl#
3\ ^fJSto 0 The company only
dismisses its employees in cases of gross misconduct, ft. ftR ft ft B. MM fi IR ft A Vf ft? o o It’s a classic case (= a very typical case) of
bad planning. ft Ik it 58] ft ^ W —■AH1! ♦
M» — see also worst-case o note at example 2 the case [sing.] ~ (that ...) the true situation Alt; If that
is the case (= if the situation
described is true), we need more staff. WmmmmMgM&ILT»
o It is simply not the
case that prison conditions are improving. 3\ ft # 1f S, ^ A
M & <> O
note
at situation 3 [C, usually sing.] a
situation that relates to a particular person or thing #$cff #2.: In
your case, we are prepared to be lenient. fiMgfjvWI#M,
fell! ft ft ft ^ &jUj|0 o I
cannot make an exception in your case (= for you and not for
others). M f£ ft ft ftd 0 o note at
EXAMPLE
►
POLICE INVESTIGATION # ff U§] A 4 [C] a matter that is being officially investigated, especially by the
police
( AIhWA ) a murder case
0 a case of theft
►
IN COURT if \>f 5 [C] a question to be decided in court i#
The case will be heard next week. jA ^Tii]'$rJio 0 a court case iftVf Mft 0 to win/lose a case Jft / jf — see also test case
►
ARGUMENTS ift ]Jg
6 [C, usually sing.] ~ (for/against
sth) a set of facts or arguments that support one side in a trial, a
discussion, etc. ( ftAMM ft ik ^ ft A1# A
aft, %% A] : the case for the
defence/
prosecution a / 0 Our lawyer didn’t
think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in a court of law), ffcd WWft M, A
ft M ft tT ft c 0 the case
for/against private education 0 The report makes
out a strong case (= gives good
arguments) for
spending more money on hospitals. 7*6#
W a ft o 0 You will each be given
the chance to state your case. ftd#AfPW#l£B&£Sft „
►
CONTAINER ', 7 [C] (often in compounds
a container or
covering used to protect or store things; a container with its contents or the
amount that it contains Wf§; H;
W ) WM: a pencil case o a jewellery case
o a packing case (= a large wooden box for packing things in) ^ ^ ft o The museum was full of
stuffed animals in glass cases.
Ac 0
a case (=12 bottles) of champagne —H ( 12 )
# ^ M — picture c> clock
— see also vanity case 8[C] = suitcase : Let me carry your case
for you. A
►
OF DISEASE ft ft 9 [C] the fact of sb having a disease or
an injury; a person
suffering from a disease or an injury ^A;
ftM: a
severe case of typhoid
ft ^ ® A M 0 The most serious cases
were treated at the scene of the accident.
7M»
►
PERSON 10 [C] a person
who needs, or is thought to need, special treatment or attention ( m-#^i]ft^^ft IcW ) A: He’s a hopeless case. ftJiART#[^7,
►
GRAMMAR [ft ft 11 [C, U] the form
of a noun, an adjective or a pronoun in some languages, that shows its
relationship to another word
TSl , ) : the
nominative/accusative/genitive case ft jft ; : Bx
0 Latin nouns have case,
number and gender. J4T
imt as the .case may be used to say that one of two or more
possibilities is true, but which one is true depends on the circumstances IS
51- ft jf #?,; ft®. 'If M A : There may be an
announcement about this
tomorrow—or not, as the case
may be. ft ft ft BJ] Aft Its tepftir&W, 8im#1f&7o be on
sb’s case (informal) to criticize sb all the time A: She’s always on my
case about cleaning my room.
be on the
case to be dealing with a particular matter, especially