court是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty -- 法院；法庭；全體出庭人員；（尤指）全體審判人員

  • Protestors gathered outside the court to await the verdict. 抗議者聚集在法庭外等待判決。

  • He's due to appear in court again on Monday. 他定於週一再次出庭。

  • Please describe to the court exactly what you saw. 請向法官陳述你看到的真實情況。

  • the European Court of Human Rights 歐洲人權法院

  • The lack of evidence means that the case is unlikely to go to court. 缺乏證據意味著本案不大可能提交法庭。

  • She's threatening to take me to court for not paying the bill on time. 她威脅說要起訴我未按時付帳。

  • The newspaper has agreed to settle out of court. 這間報館已同意庭外和解。

• 1 an area drawn out on the ground that is used for playing sports such as tennis and basketball -- （網球、籃球等運動的）球場，賽場

  • a tennis/volleyball/basketball/squash court 網球／排球／籃球／壁球場

  • They were penalized for having too many players on the court. 他們因上場球員太多而受罰。

• 2 an area or a short road that is not covered by a roof and is mostly or completely surrounded by buildings -- 庭院；大院，場院

  • You really should go and see the medieval court in the castle. 你真應該去看看城堡裡那處中世紀庭院。

• 3 the official home of a queen or king -- 宮廷；皇室；朝廷

  • the courts of Renaissance Europe 文藝復興時期的歐洲各皇室

  • He quickly lost his popularity at court. 他在宮廷中迅速失寵。

• 4 to try to please someone because you want them to join you -- 奉承；討好；取悅；向…獻殷勤

  • Adams is being courted by a number of football clubs. 有好幾間足球俱樂部在向亞當斯獻殷勤。

• 5 to try to get something, especially attention or support from other people -- 求取，設法取得（尤指注意或支持）

  • She courts publicity by inviting journalists to extravagant parties. 她邀請新聞記者參加奢華派對來謀求曝光率。

• 6 to risk something unpleasant, especially by behaving stupidly or carelessly -- （尤指因行爲愚蠢或粗心而）招致，招惹

  • Drinking and driving is simply courting disaster. 酒後駕車純粹是在招惹禍端。

• 7 to have a romantic relationship with someone that you hope to marry -- （與…）談戀愛

  • They courted for two years before getting married. 他們戀愛兩年後結了婚。