court

n.法院，法庭；院子，天井；宫廷；网球场

vt.招致；设法获得；向…献殷勤；追求

vi.求爱，求婚；寻求

noun

法律 law

1. 法院；法庭；审判庭
   the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged
   1. the civil/criminal courts
      民事 / 刑事法庭
   2. Her lawyer made a statement outside the court.
      她的律师在法庭外面发表了一份声明。
   3. She will appear in court tomorrow.
      她明天出庭。
   4. They took their landlord to court for breaking the contract.
      因为房东毁约，他们把他告上了法庭。
   5. The case took five years to come to court (= to be heard by the court) .
      那案件历时五年才被法庭受理。
   6. There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to court (= start a trial) .
      没有足够的证据可把此案提交法庭。
   7. He won the court case and was awarded damages.
      他胜诉得到了赔偿金。
   8. She can't pay her tax and is facing court action .
      她缴不起税，将面临法庭诉讼。
   9. The case was settled out of court (= a decision was reached without a trial) .
      这案件已庭外和解。
2. 全体出庭人员；（尤指）全体审判人员
   the people in a court , especially those who make the decisions, such as the judge and jury
   1. Please tell the court what happened.
      请向法庭陈述事情的经过。

体育运动 for sport

3. （网球等的）球场
   a place where games such as tennis are played
   1. a tennis/squash/badminton court
      网球 / 壁球 / 羽毛球场
   2. He won after only 52 minutes on court .
      他上场仅52分钟就赢得了胜利。

国王；女王 kings/queens

4. 王宫；宫殿；宫廷
   the official place where kings and queens live
   1. the court of Queen Victoria
      维多利亚女王的宫廷
5. 王室人员；王宫人员
   the king or queen, their family, and the people who work for them and/or give advice to them

建筑物 buildings

建筑物 buildings

6. （用于套房、公寓或某些短街区的名称）公寓大楼，短街；（英国用于某些大型宅第的名称）宅第，邸宅
   used in the names of blocks of flats or apartment buildings, or of some short streets; (in Britain) used in the name of some large houses
7. 建筑物的开阔部分（常有玻璃房顶）；大厅；馆
   a large open section of a building, often with a glass roof
   1. the food court at the shopping mall
      大型购物中心的食品区

verb

试图取悦 try to please

1. （为有所求，尤指寻求支持而）试图取悦，讨好，争取
   to try to please sb in order to get sth you want, especially the support of a person, an organization, etc.
   1. Both candidates have spent the last month courting the media.
      两位候选人在过去的一个月里都在取悦媒体。

试图得到 try to get

2. 试图获得；博得
   to try to obtain sth
   1. He has never courted popularity.
      他从不追求名望。

招致灾祸 invite sth bad

3. 招致，酿成，导致（不愉快的事）
   to do sth that might result in sth unpleasant happening
   1. to court danger/death/disaster
      招致危险 / 死亡 / 灾难
   2. As a politician he has often courted controversy.
      作为政治人物，他常常招致争议。

建立感情 have relationship

4. （向女子）求爱，求婚
   if a man courts a woman, he spends time with her and tries to make her love him, so that they can get married
5. 恋爱
   to have a romantic relationship before getting married
   1. At that time they had been courting for several years.
      当时他们已经谈了好几年的恋爱了。

n. 法院；球场；朝廷；奉承 vt. 招致（失败、危险等）；向…献殷勤；设法获得 vi. 求爱 n. (Court)人名；(英)考特；(法)库尔

名词复数形式:courts 现在分词:courting 过去式:courted 过去分词:courted 第三人称单数:courts

court 宫廷，法庭

来自co-, 强调。-hort, 庭院，词源同yard, garden. 原指王室宫廷，后词义外延不断扩大。

1. The international court of justice might be a suitable place to adjudicate claims.
   国际法庭或许是对所有权作出裁决的合适之地。
2. The Court of Appeal upheld the appellants 'convictions.
   上诉法院维持了对上诉人的原判。
3. A court in Berlin has dropped the charges against him, clearing the way for him to leave Germany.
   柏林的一个法庭今天撤销了对他的指控，这样他就可以离开德国了。
4. At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!
   照这样下去，我们会为离婚闹上法院！
5. He was deported on a court order following a conviction for armed robbery
   法庭宣判其持械抢劫罪名成立后他被驱逐出境。
6. The 28-year-old striker was in court last week for breaking a rival player's jaw.
   那名28岁的前锋因造成对方一名球员下颌骨折，上周出庭受审。
7. The hotel has several tennis and squash courts
   该酒店有几个网球场和壁球场。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Their family was certainly well regarded at court.
    他们家族在宫廷中无疑颇受敬重。
11. They have received at least twenty thousand pounds each but had gone to court to demand more.
    他们每人至少已经得到了两万英镑，但仍然向法庭提出诉讼要求获得更多。
12. He knew that this would be his day in court — his last chance to explain why he acted as he did
    他知道这是他为自己辩解的机会，是他能够解释自己为何如此行事的最后机会。
13. 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。
14. The Government is anxious to keep the whole case out of court.
    政府迫切希望整件事能够在庭外解决。
15. 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。
16. Stars are courted by manufacturers who value their influence on style-conscious fans.
    生产商竞相讨好明星，他们看重的是明星对追求时尚的追星族的影响力。
17. Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive.
    保罗一生都在想方设法出风头，现在却突然行事低调了。
18. If he thinks he can remain in power by force he is courting disaster
    如果他认为可以通过武力继续掌权，那他就是在自寻死路。
19. They argue that the commission should risk courting unpopularity and push on with its legislative programmes.
    他们认为委员会应该甘冒不受欢迎的风险来推进其立法项目。
20. I was courting Billy at 19 and married him when I was 21
    我19岁开始追求比利，21岁嫁给了他。
21. Derek criticised every aspect of Pauline's behaviour, something he had never done when they were courting.
    德里克对保利娜的行为举止百般挑剔，恋爱时他可从没这样做过。
22. The government has instituted a court of inquiry to look into the allegations.
    政府已成立了调查法庭来调查这些指控。
23. This would help the prosecutor gather evidence against him which could be used in court.
    这将有利于控方律师搜集对他不利的证据以在法庭上指控他。
24. In 1991, the Court of Appeal overruled this decision
    1991年，上诉法院驳回了这一判决。
25. His nine-month sentence was overturned by Appeal Court judge Lord Justice Watkins.
    上诉法院法官沃特金斯撤销了对他作出的9个月徒刑的判决。
26. The court rejected their petition.
    法庭驳回了他们的上诉。
27. The campaigners held a sit-in outside the Supreme Court.
    运动参与者在最高法院门外举行了静坐示威。
28. The crown court, however, upheld the magistrate's decision.
    然而，最高法院维持了地方法院的判决。