individual case; isolated instance
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
individual case; isolated instance; special occurrence
formalOften used to emphasize that a situation is not typical or to discuss a specific example separate from a general pattern.
Cǐ此
lèi类
zào造
jiǎ假
xiàn现
xiàng象
，
jué绝
fēi非
gè个
lì例
。
Such instances of fraud are by no means isolated cases.
Zhè这
ge个
chéng成
gōng功
de的
gè个
lì例
zhí值
dé得
wǒ我
men们
shēn深
rù入
yán研
jiū究
。
This successful individual case is worth our in-depth study.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
yòng用
yī一
gè个
tè特
shū殊
de的
gè个
lì例
lái来
fǒu否
dìng定
zhěng整
gè个
guī规
zé则
。
We cannot use one special, isolated instance to negate the entire rule.
Tā他
de的
jīng经
lì历
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
gè个
hǎn罕
jiàn见
de的
gè个
lì例
，
bù不
jù具
bèi备
pǔ普
biàn遍
xìng性
。
His experience is just a rare, isolated case and is not universal.
Bào报
gào告
fēn分
xī析
le了
jǐ几
ge个
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
tóu投
sù诉
gè个
lì例
。
The report analyzes several typical individual cases of consumer complaints.