case 2 A. noun 1. (protective container) 容器 róngqì [盒､箱､套､鞘等](of piano, clock) 外壳 wàiké (of book) 书壳 shūké a cigarette/display case 烟盒/陈列柜 2. British (suitcase) 手提箱 shǒutíxiāng 3. (of wine, beer) 箱 xiāng to buy wine by the case 成箱地买葡萄酒 4. (husk) 外皮 wài pí B. colloquial transitive verb 1. (enclose) 包裹 bāoguǒ to be cased in [something] 用某物包裹住 2. colloquial (reconnoitre) 预先探察 yùxiān tànchá to case the joint «thief» 踩点