English Dictionary

catch a case

動詞

広義 比喩的用法 くだけた表現 俗語

To be infected with a disease; used with of. / (slang, figuratively, by extension, informal) To be overcome by or enthused about anything; used with of.

日本語の意味

病気に感染する / （スラング・比喩的に）何かに圧倒されたり、熱中したりする

If you go out without a mask during flu season, you might catch a case.

インフルエンザの季節にマスクをせずに外出すると、インフルエンザに感染するかもしれません。

意味（1）

To be infected with a disease; used with of.

In 1901, he caught a case of the flu, fell into a moribund state lasting another year, and died without ever fathering a child.64 Niue was hardly alone in this experience. Soap sales benefited enormously from the deadly wave of bubonic[…]

意味（2）

(slang, figuratively, by extension, informal) To be overcome by or enthused about anything; used with of.

Four years ago on New Year's Eve, he was partying in Tampa and caught a case of the boogie woogie while sitting in his van, listening to music, but charged with DUI. As an attorney, Mr. Lewis explained that some of the charges are[…]

意味（3）

(slang) To commit a crime and be arrested for it, especially a violent or sexual crime.

If just one more damn high rate, red-lining, premium-gorging, inner-city auto insurance company tries to stick me up just because I choose to live and drive in a black city, I just might catch a case! If just one more white landlord or[…]

catches a case （ present singular third-person ）

catching a case （ participle present ）

caught a case （ participle past ）

caught a case （ past ）