as the case may be

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   根據具體情況；視情況而定

   used to say that one of two or more possibilities is true, but which one is true depends on the circumstances

   Or not, as the case may be.

電影裡這樣說 · 1 部

• Or not, as the case may be.Another Year2010
• Or, as the case may be, a very Happy Hanukkah.The Holdovers2023
• Almighty God, or gods, whatever the case may be...Year One2009
• In that case, you may turn off the tap.Mary Poppins Returns2018
• Unless you take bad advice, in which case you may as well have come up withThe Social Network2010
• Truly, madam, he holds Belzebub at the stave's end as well as a man in his case may do...Twelfth Night2012
• In that case, you may go home.A Shot in the Dark1964
• In that case, may I suggest we adjourn to the study for coffee and brandy,Clue1985

在完整場景裡學

• 又一年2010
  • 診所裡求開安眠藥：taken your time（拖了這麼久才來）
  • 諮詢裡給自己幸福打一分：the boot on the other foot（情況反過來）
  • 午休小酌吐露心事：a sight for sore eyes（看著就讓人歡喜）
• 社交網路2010
  • 酒吧裡被當場甩：speak in code（打啞謎）
  • 熬夜黑通訊錄做投票網站：take my mind off（轉移注意力）
  • 宿舍駭客擠崩哈佛網路：an awful lot of（多得離譜）
• 第十二夜2012
  • 公爵聽曲犯相思：dying fall（漸弱的收尾）
  • 女扮男裝去侍奉公爵：word for word（一字不差）
  • 吹牛跳舞又催去求愛：cut a caper（蹦跳一步）

同一詞條的短語

• be on case
• be on the case
• get off my case
• a case in point
• in any case
• in case
• in case of
• in that case
• dog eat dog
• rest your case
• case the joint