court

[kɔ:t]

n.法院, 庭院, 宫廷, 球场, 奉承
v.献殷勤, 追求, 招致, 设法获得

n.

1. 法庭, 法院; (开)庭[C][U]

The court found him guilty.

法庭判他有罪。

2. (一次开庭的)全体法官[the S][J]

3. (网球等的)场地[C][U]

He met her on the tennis court.

他与她在网球场上相遇。

4. 庭院, 院子[C]

5. 短巷, 死巷[C]

6. 朝廷; 朝臣[the S][G]; 宫廷; 王宫; (君主的)召见[C][U]

7. (向女性的)求爱; 殷勤[U]

vt.

1. 向……献殷勤; 向……求爱(求婚)

2. 企图获得; 追求

He courted the audience's affection.

他博取观众的喜爱。

3. 招致; 引诱

He courted disaster by getting mixed up with criminal types.

他因与犯罪分子鬼混而招致灾祸。

vi.

求爱, 求婚; 恋爱

We used to go there when we were courting.

我们谈恋爱的时候常去那儿。

词形变化

动词过去式: courted | 动词过去分词: courted | 动词现在分词: courting | 动词第三人称单数: courts |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.献殷勤; 求爱(求婚)

please  pursue  chase  woo

n.庭院, 院子

yard  enclosure  playground  field

n.法庭, 法院

tribunal  

同义参见:

romance  entourage  bench  compound  bring  yard  

英英释义

名词 court:

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

同义词：tribunal, judicature

the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

同义词：royal court

a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played

a room in which a lawcourt sits

同义词：courtroom

an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

同义词：courtyard

the residence of a sovereign or nobleman

the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince

同义词：royal court

a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area

同义词：motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court

Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)

同义词：Margaret Court

respectful deference

同义词：homage

动词 court:

make amorous advances towards

同义词：woo, romance, solicit

seek someone's favor

同义词：woo

engage in social activities leading to marriage

补充

courtcourt英:[kɔ:t] 美:[kɔrt, kort]n.1.庭院, 院子The court is very dirty.这个院子非常脏。2.法庭, 法院The matter is still pending in court.这案子还在法院中悬而未决。3.宫廷, 宫室He was said to have served at court for years.据说他曾在宫廷中任职多年。4.球场Are the players on court yet?球员都上场了吗?

例句

1. A court at Tampa, Florida has convicted five officials on drugs charges.佛罗里达州坦帕市法庭判决5名官员毒品交易罪成立。 2. At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!照这样下去, 我们会闹上离婚法庭的！ 3. He was in court last week.上周他出庭受审。 4. She came to visit England, where she was presented at the court of James I.她来到英国访问, 在詹姆士一世的王宫受到了接见。 5. Their family was certainly well regarded at court.他们家族在宫廷中无疑颇受敬重。 6. The hotel has several tennis and squash courts.这家宾馆有好几个网球和壁球球场。 7. She watched a few of the games while waiting to go on court.她在等待上场时观看了几场比赛。 8. a service court发球区 9. 7 Ivebury court, Latimer Rd, London W10 6RA伦敦西区10号第6街区拉蒂默路艾夫伯里7号公寓大楼 10. He knew that this would be his day in court —his last chance to explain why he acted as he did.他知道这是为自己辩解的机会, 解释自己为何如此行事的最后机会。 11. He was disappointed not to have his day in court.他没有机会发表意见, 很失望。 12. They have received £20,000 each but had gone to court to demand more.他们每人已经得到2万英镑, 但仍然向法庭提出诉讼要求获得更多。 13. The great man was holding court at the Ritz Hotel.那位大人物正在丽兹酒店大出风头。 14. The Government is anxious to keep the whole case out of court.政府迫切希望私下了结整个案件。 15. It's easy for a younger generation of critics to laugh Limon out of court.年轻一代的批评家很容易对利蒙的观点一笑置之。 16. The case was settled out of court.这个案子在庭外和解了。 17. Members of trade associations want to take bad debtors to court.同业公会成员想把拒不偿付的债务人告上法庭。 18. I was courting Billy at 19 and married him when I was 21.我19岁时追求比利, 到21岁时嫁给了他。 19. Both Democratic and Republican parties are courting former supporters of Ross Perot.民主党和共和党都在极力拉拢罗斯•佩罗以前的支持者。 20. Stars are courted by manufacturers who value their influence on style-conscious fans.生产商竞相讨好明星, 看重的是他们对时尚追星族的影响力。 21. He brazenly courted favour from all the visiting nobility.他厚着脸皮地求宠于所有来访的贵族。 22. Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive.保罗一生热衷于出风头, 但最近突然变得遮遮掩掩起来。 23. Walston appears to be courting disaster.沃尔斯顿像是在招灾惹祸。 24. Derek criticized every aspect of Pauline's behaviour, something he had never done when they were courting.德里克对保利娜的举止百般挑剔, 恋爱时他可从不这样。 25. He has been courting her for the last three months.在过去的三个月中他一直在向她求爱。 26. to court a man's support求一个男人的援助 27. Behind our school there is a stream courting the fishermen.在我们学校的后面有一条吸引钓鱼人的小河。 28. to court disaster by reckless driving鲁莽开车招致灾难 29. How the two met, how they courted, how they married, no one knows.他们二人怎样相遇，怎样求爱，怎样结婚，没人知道。 30. a settlement was reached during the first sitting of the court.第一次开庭就达成和解。 31. she will take the matter to court.她会将此事诉诸法庭。 32. [as modifier]a court case.案件。 33. a squash court.壁球场。 34. Hampton court.汉普顿大楼。 35. the emperor is shown with his court.国王和他的大臣们一起出现了。 36. relations between the king and the imperial court.国王和朝廷的关系。 37. he was courting a girl from the neighbouring farm.他在追求相邻农场的一个女孩。 38. [no obj.]we went to the cinema when we were courting.我们恋爱时常去看电影。 39. Western politicians courted the leaders of the newly independent states.西方政客向新独立国家的领导人大献殷勤。 40. he never had to court the approval of the political elite.他从来不必费心去获取政界精英的好感。 41. he has often courted controversy.他不时招惹争端。 42. they are trying to settle the squabble out of court.他们正试图私下解决争端。 43. [as modifier]an out-of-court settlement.私下了结。 44. the price would put it out of court for most private buyers.这个价格会使大部分私人买主望而却步。 45. Please tell the court exactly what you saw.请你把当时看见的确切情况告诉本庭。 46. a tennis/squash/badminton court网球╱壁球╱羽毛球场 47. Politicians from all parties will be courting voters this week.所有政党都会在本周设法赢得选民支持。 48. Britain is courting ecological disaster if it continues to dump waste in the North Sea.如果英国继续把废物倾倒在北海，就会惹来生态灾难。 49. court is now in session.法庭现在正在开庭。 50. court is adjourned for the day.今天法庭休庭。 51. a court battle/fight一场官司 52. court cases/records/costs诉讼案件/记录/费用 53. There was a large group of protesters outside the court.法院外聚集了一大群抗议者。 54. a lawyer who has appeared in courts around the country一名在全国各法庭出庭的律师 55. His landlord threatened to take him to court. [=to start a lawsuit against him; to sue him]他的房东威胁要起诉他。 56. The organization is prepared to go to court [=to start a lawsuit] to stop construction from proceeding.这个组织准备通过司法诉讼阻止工程施工。 57. They were able to settle/resolve the case out of court. [=without going to court]他们得以达成庭外和解。 58. The case is before the state's highest court.这个案件由本州最高法院审理。 59. She's a judge on an appellate court.她是上诉法庭的法官。 60. state/federal courts州/联邦法庭 61. The prosecution has new evidence to submit to the court.控方有新证据提交法庭。 62. Please explain to the court what happened that night.请向法庭说明那天晚上发生的事情。 63. The court ruled/declared the law unconstitutional.法庭裁定/宣布这项法规违背宪法。 64. The court reversed/rejected the lower court's decision.法庭推翻/驳回了下级法院的裁决。 65. a basketball/tennis court篮球/网球场 66. the courts of Europe欧洲的王宫 67. He spent a lot of time at court.他在王宫里生活过很长时间。 68. The queen assembled her court.女王把她的侍臣召集在一起。 69. a member of the king's court国王的一个侍臣 70. My sister lives on Brynhurst court.我姐姐住在布林赫斯特街。 71. I live in the Franklin court apartments on Main Street.我住在主街的富兰克林公寓楼。 72. the villa's inner court这栋别墅的内庭 73. an interior court garden内庭花园 74. The restaurant's owner was holding court at his usual table in the corner.餐厅老板在他常坐的那个角落的餐桌旁谈笑风生。 75. He does not approve of the young man who has been paying court to his daughter. [=who has been courting his daughter]他看不上那个总向他女儿献殷勤的年轻人。 76. The statement was quickly condemned in the court of public opinion. [=was condemned by the public]这项声明很快就遭到公众的谴责。 77. The couple courted for two years before marrying.这对夫妻结婚前谈了两年恋爱。 78. He was courting his college sweetheart.他那时在追求他大学时代的心上人。 79. a pair of robins courting一对求偶的知更鸟 80. The male will sometimes court the female for hours.有时雄性要花数小时求偶。 81. college teams courting high school basketball stars努力争取高中篮球明星的大学篮球队 82. The government is courting [=wooing] investors from around the globe.政府正在努力吸引来自全球各地的投资者。 83. The speech was clearly intended to court middle-class voters.这次演说显然是想讨好中产阶层的选民。 84. The company is courting favor with consumers by portraying itself as socially responsible.这家公司把自己描述为具有社会责任感的企业，想以此博得消费者的认可。 85. Anyone who refuses to evacuate is courting disaster. [=flirting with disaster]任何拒绝撤离的人都是在自找苦吃。 86. They knew they were courting danger/trouble by accepting donations from a convicted felon.他们知道，接受一个被判了刑的重罪犯的捐赠是自找危险/麻烦。