court

美 [kɔːrt]英 [kɔːt]
  • n.法院;法庭;(网球等的)球场;审判庭;王宫;公寓大楼,短街;(尤指)全体审判人员;全体出庭人员;王室人员;建筑物的开阔部分(常有玻璃房顶)
  • v.招致,酿成,导致(不愉快的事);(为有所求,尤指寻求支持而)试图取悦,讨好,争取;(向女子)求爱,求婚;恋爱;博得;试图获得

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

courtcourt

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

the civil/criminal courts

民事 / 刑事法庭

Her lawyer made a statement outside the court.

她的律师在法庭外面发表了一份声明。

She will appear in court tomorrow.

她明天出庭。

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。

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。

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。

He won the court case and was awarded damages.

他胜诉得到了赔偿金。

She can't pay her tax and is facing court action .

她缴不起税,将面临法庭诉讼。

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

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

a tennis/squash/badminton court

网球 / 壁球 / 羽毛球场

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

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

6


7

(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

8

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

the food court at the shopping mall

大型购物中心的食品区

习语

to entertain people by telling them interesting or funny things

to say that sth is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a trial

这些指控未予受理。
The charges were thrown out of court.

Well that's my theory ruled out of court.

唉,那就是我遭到摒弃的意见。

it is your/sb's responsibility to take action next

他们已答应把那份工作给我,下一步就看我怎么办了。
They've offered me the job, so the ball's in my court now.

to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all

to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them

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.

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

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

to court danger/death/disaster

招致危险 / 死亡 / 灾难

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

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。

All these words can be used to refer to a place where legal trials take place. Court and ( formal ) court of law usually refer to the actual room where cases are judged. Courtroom is also used for this. Law court ( BrE ) is more often used to refer to the building.北美英语用courthouse。

The prison is opposite the law court.

监狱在法院对面。

court

频次

NOUN USES 名词用法

  • 1
    N-COUNT 法院;法庭;审判庭
    A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.

    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!

  • 2
    N-COUNT 全体出庭人员;(尤指)全体审判人员
    You can refer to the people in a court, especially the judge, jury, or magistrates, as a court .

    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名官员的毒品交易罪名成立。

  • 3
    N-COUNT (网球、篮球、羽毛球或壁球等的)球场
    A court is an area in which you play a game such as tennis, basketball, badminton, or squash.

    The hotel has several tennis and squash courts...

    该酒店有几个网球场和壁球场。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 王宫;宫殿;宫廷
    The court of a king or queen is the place where he or she lives and carries out ceremonial or administrative duties.

    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
    N-IN-NAMES (用于大型宅第和公寓街区的名称中)宅第,宅邸,公寓大楼
    In Britain, Court is used in the names of large houses and blocks of flats.

    ...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

  • 6
    See also:Crown Court;High Court;kangaroo court

  • 7
    PHRASE (对…)提起诉讼
    If you go to court or take someone to court, you take legal action against them.

    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。

  • 8
    V PHR 发表意见的机会
    Your day in court is your chance to give your side of an argument or other matter.

    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。

  • 9
    PHRASE (因为有趣或出名)引人注目,被人围观
    If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous.

    ...in the days when Marlene Dietrich and Ernest Hemingway held court in the famous El Floridita club.

    当马琳·黛德丽和欧内斯特·海明威在埃尔·佛罗利迪达俱乐部名噪一时的时候

  • 10
    PHRASE (因观点或想法可笑而)对…一笑置之,对…不予考虑
    If you laugh someone out of court, you say that their opinions or ideas are so ridiculous that they are not worth considering.

    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。

  • 11
    PHRASE 庭外;不经法院
    If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law.

    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。

VERB USES 动词用法

  • 1
    VERB (为使某人、团体或国家按自己的意愿做某事而)试图取悦,讨好
    To court a particular person, group, or country means to try to please them or improve your relations with them, often so that they will do something that you want them to do.

    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。

  • 2
    VERB 试图获得,追求(关注或声望)
    If you court something such as publicity or popularity, you try to attract it.

    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。

  • 3
    VERB 招致,酿成,导致(不愉快的事)
    If you court something unpleasant such as disaster or unpopularity, you act in a way that makes it likely to happen.

    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。

  • 4
    V-RECIP 追求(异性);向…求爱;恋爱
    If you are courting someone of the opposite sex, you spend a lot of time with them, because you are intending to get married. You can also say that a man and a woman are courting .

    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。

noun

1
respectful deference
pay court to the emperor
Synonym: homage
2
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
the house was built around an inner court
Synonym: courtyard
3
a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
players had to reserve a court in advance
4
a room in which a lawcourt sits
television cameras were admitted in the courtroom
Synonym: courtroom
5
the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
the king will visit the duke's court
6
a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
Synonym: lawcourt court of law court of justice
7
a hotel for motorists;provides direct access from rooms to parking area
Synonym: motor hotel motor inn motor lodge tourist court
8
the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
Synonym: royal court
9
the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
Synonym: royal court
10
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Synonym: tribunal judicature

verb

1
make amorous advances towards
John is courting Mary
Synonym: woo romance solicit
2
engage in social activities leading to marriage
We were courting for over ten years
3
seek someone's favor
China is wooing Russia
Synonym: woo

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  1. The case was referred to a higher court .

    案件转到了上一级法院。

  2. The child was made a ward of court .

    这个孩子由法院监护。

  3. The court case will do serious harm to my business .

    这起诉讼案件将严重损害我的生意。

  4. 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。

  5. The court will make its ruling on the case next week .

    法庭下周将对本案件作出裁决。

  6. There wasn 't enough evidence to bring the case to court .

    没有足够的证据可把此案提交法庭。

  7. It took a lot of nerve to take the company to court .

    将这个公司告上法庭需要极大的勇气。

  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 possibility of a court case is still hanging over her .

    可能被告上法庭的阴影依然笼罩在她的心头。

  10. All cases concerning children are dealt with in a special children 's court .

    所有涉及儿童的案件均由儿童特别法庭审理。

  11. He was brought before the court and found guilty .

    他被送交法庭审判,并被裁定有罪。

  12. The judge has to act within the competence of the court .

    法官必须在法庭的权限范围内行使权力。

  13. Her lawyer made a statement outside the court .

    她的律师在法庭外面发表了一份声明。

  14. The matter was settled beyond dispute by the court judgment .

    此问题已由法庭判决,不容争辩。

  15. A man will appear in court today charged with the murder .

    一个被控犯谋杀罪的男人今天将出庭受审。

  16. This court case could open a Pandora 's box of similar claims .

    这宗诉讼案会为类似的索赔开启潘多拉魔盒。

  17. The case was referred to the Court of Appeal .

    这个案子被送交到上诉法院。

  18. I guarantee that he will appear in court .

    我保证他会出庭。

  19. She appeared in court on three counts of fraud .

    她因三项诈骗罪而出庭受审。

  20. The court case was constantly in the forefront of my mind .

    这个诉讼案件一直萦系在我的心头。

  21. 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。

  22. The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family involved .

    诉讼案的结果使得涉及本案的这家人非常失望。

  23. I 'm afraid this document will never stand up in a court of law .

    恐怕这份文件在法庭上是根本站不住的。

  24. 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。

  25. We drew back from taking our neighbours to court .

    我们撤回了对邻居的起诉。

  26. She received a summons to appear in court the following week .

    她收到一张传票,让她下周出庭。

  27. He won after only 52 minutes on court .

    他上场仅52分钟就赢得了胜利。

  28. My teacher agreed to be a character witness for me in court .

    我的老师同意出庭做我的品德信誉见证人。

  29. The court assumed responsibility for the girl 's welfare .

    法庭承担了保障这个女孩福利的责任。

  30. She was tried in open court .

    她被公开审判。

playground court gymnasium stadium 【导航词义:运动场】
playground v. 操场;游乐场
〔辨析〕

指学校的运动场或公园内供儿童活动的游戏场地。

〔例证〕

Pupils often play games in the playground during breaks.

课间休息的时候,小学生们常在操场上做游戏。

In summer, many kids will go to the playground in that park.

夏天的时候,很多小孩子都会去那个公园里的游乐场。

court v. 球场
〔辨析〕

多指网球、羽毛球、壁球等运动的露天或室内场地。

〔例证〕

Can you book a badminton court for tomorrow?

你能不能预订一个羽毛球场明天打球?

The hotel has several tennis courts.

该酒店有几个网球场。

gymnasium v. 体育馆,健身房
〔辨析〕

指备有健身器材的锻炼场馆,常缩写为 gym。

〔例证〕

How often do you go to the gym?

你多久去一次健身房健身?

The local gym is quite far from our company.

当地的体育馆离我们公司很远。

stadium v. 体育场,运动场
〔辨析〕

指设有观众席的大型体育场,常用于举办体育赛事、音乐会、演唱会等。

〔例证〕

Have you ever been to the new Olympic Stadium?

你去过新的奥林匹克体育场吗?

He prefers to go to the stadium to watch football matches.

他更喜欢去体育场观看足球比赛。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

court与以下词性连用

v.

go to court

上法院;打官司

hold court

引人注目

n.

hold court (with sb)

(讲趣闻或笑话)使人快乐,逗人乐
to entertain people by telling them interesting or funny things

rule/throw sth out of court

(尤指在法庭上)指明完全错误,不予考虑,不予受理
to say that sth is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a trial

The charges were thrown out of court.

这些指控未予受理。

Well that's my theory ruled out of court.

唉,那就是我遭到摒弃的意见。

the ball is in your/sb's court

(球已经丢给你了)下一步就看你的了
it is your/sb's responsibility to take action next

They've offered me the job, so the ball's in my court now.

他们已答应把那份工作给我,下一步就看我怎么办了。

laugh sb/sth out of court

对(某主意、说法等)一笑置之;置之不理;不屑一顾
to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all

pay court to sb

献殷勤;奉迎;讨好
to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them