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；全体出庭人员；（尤指）全体审判人员

  • Protestors gathered outside the court to await the verdict. 抗议者聚集在法庭外等待判决。

  • He's due to appear in court again on Monday. 他定于周一再次出庭。

  • Please describe to the court exactly what you saw. 请向法官陈述你看到的真实情况。

  • the European Court of Human Rights 欧洲人权法院

  • The lack of evidence means that the case is unlikely to go to court. 缺乏证据意味着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. 她威胁说要起诉我未按时付账。

  • The newspaper has agreed to settle out of court. 这家报纸已同意庭外和解。

• 1 an area drawn out on the ground that is used for playing sports such as tennis and basketball -- （网球、篮球等运动的）球场，赛场

  • a tennis/volleyball/basketball/squash court 网球／排球／篮球／壁球场

  • They were penalized for having too many players on the court. 他们因上场球员太多而受罚。

• 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，场院

  • You really should go and see the medieval court in the castle. 你真应该去看看城堡里那处中世纪庭院。

• 3 the official home of a queen or king -- 宫廷；王室；朝廷

  • the courts of Renaissance Europe 文艺复兴时期的欧洲各王室

  • He quickly lost his popularity at court. 他在宫廷中迅速失宠。

• 4 to try to please someone because you want them to join you -- 奉承；讨好；取悦；向…献殷勤

  • Adams is being courted by a number of football clubs. 有好几家足球俱乐部在向亚当斯献殷勤。

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

  • She courts publicity by inviting journalists to extravagant parties. 她邀请新闻记者参加奢华聚会来谋求曝光度。

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

  • Drinking and driving is simply courting disaster. 酒后驾车纯粹是在招惹祸端。

• 7 to have a romantic relationship with someone that you hope to marry -- （与…）谈恋爱

  • They courted for two years before getting married. 他们恋爱两年后结了婚。