| 释义 |
(just) in case1As a provision against something happening or being true: we put on thick jumpers, in case it was cold...- I am chuffed to bits about what is happening but still nervous in case anything goes wrong.
- He did not want to be photographed in case it should happen again.
- I wanted the police to know what was taking place in case something happened to us.
2If it is true that: in case you haven’t figured it out, let me explain...- Oh, and in case you're interested, the audience did stand for the Hallelujah chorus.
- Word has it they're making a film version of the piece, so keep an eye out in case you missed it.
- I had covered it in one of my first columns so in case you missed it, here goes again.
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