英语词组case the joint是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

case the joint

Theme: CRIME

tr. to look over someplace to figure out how to break in, what to steal, etc. (Underworld.)

First of all you gotta case the joint to see where things are.You could see he was casing the joint the way he looked around.

Theme: EXAMINATION

tr. to look a place over.

The dog came in and cased the joint, sniffing out friends and foes.The old lady entered slowly, casing the joint for the face of someone of her era, and finally took a seat.

idiomcase the jointold-fashioned if someone who intends to steal something cases the joint, they look around the place they are going to steal from to find out about it:Very few burglars actually case the joint, as you read in the detective stories - most of them just see an opportunity and take it.

case the joint

1. slang To observe a place in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for some criminal activity (often robbery). Judging from the security footage, those men cased the joint hours before robbing it.

2. slang By extension, to thoroughly examine a place. In this usage, no devious motive is implied. As soon as my kids walking into the hotel room, they started casing the joint, exclaiming about everything from the TV to the mini-fridge.

case the joint

1. Sl. to look over some place to figure out how to break in, what to steal, etc. (Underworld.) First of all you gotta case the joint to see where things are. You could see he was casing the joint the way he hung around.

2. Sl. to look a place over. The dog came in and cased the joint, sniffing out friends and foes. The old lady entered slowly, casing the joint for someone of her own age, and finally took a seat.

case the joint

reconnoitre a place before carrying out a robbery. informal

case the ˈjoint

(informal) look carefully around a building so that you can plan how to steal things from it at a later time: I saw two men here earlier. Do you think they were casing the joint?

case the joint

1. tv. to look over some place to figure out how to break in, what to steal, etc. (see also joint.) First of all you gotta case the joint to see where things are.

2. tv. to look a place over. (No criminal intent. From sense 1) The dog came in and cased the joint, sniffing out friends and foes.

词组	case the joint
释义	case the joint Theme: CRIME tr. to look over someplace to figure out how to break in, what to steal, etc. (Underworld.) First of all you gotta case the joint to see where things are.You could see he was casing the joint the way he looked around. Theme: EXAMINATION tr. to look a place over. The dog came in and cased the joint, sniffing out friends and foes.The old lady entered slowly, casing the joint for the face of someone of her era, and finally took a seat. idiomcase the jointold-fashioned if someone who intends to steal something cases the joint, they look around the place they are going to steal from to find out about it:Very few burglars actually case the joint, as you read in the detective stories - most of them just see an opportunity and take it. case the joint 1. slang To observe a place in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for some criminal activity (often robbery). Judging from the security footage, those men cased the joint hours before robbing it. 2. slang By extension, to thoroughly examine a place. In this usage, no devious motive is implied. As soon as my kids walking into the hotel room, they started casing the joint, exclaiming about everything from the TV to the mini-fridge. case the joint 1. Sl. to look over some place to figure out how to break in, what to steal, etc. (Underworld.) First of all you gotta case the joint to see where things are. You could see he was casing the joint the way he hung around. 2. Sl. to look a place over. The dog came in and cased the joint, sniffing out friends and foes. The old lady entered slowly, casing the joint for someone of her own age, and finally took a seat. case the joint reconnoitre a place before carrying out a robbery. informal case the ˈjoint (informal) look carefully around a building so that you can plan how to steal things from it at a later time: I saw two men here earlier. Do you think they were casing the joint? case the joint 1. tv. to look over some place to figure out how to break in, what to steal, etc. (see also joint.) First of all you gotta case the joint to see where things are. 2. tv. to look a place over. (No criminal intent. From sense 1) The dog came in and cased the joint, sniffing out friends and foes.
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