2. in case of意为“以备,以防,以免”,后接名词。类似的还有in case和just in case。
If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true.
我们可以用in case of,in case或just in case表示“以防万一”,所做的事情是为了应付将来可能发生的情况,比如存放蜡烛是因为以后可能会断电。