pay court to somebody

1 ATTENTION old-fashioned to give someone a lot of attention to try and make them like you 向某人献殷勤，讨好某人

Examples from the Corpus

pay court to somebody• Elton had paid court to Miss Smith for a month, but had made no progress.

→ pay court to somebody at court1(2)

2 old-fashioned to treat someone, especially a woman, carefully and with respect, so that they will like you or help you （向某人）大献殷勤，讨好（某人）〔尤指女人〕

→ pay court (to somebody) at pay1(10)

单词	pay court to somebody
释义	pay court to somebody pay court to somebody 1 ATTENTION old-fashioned to give someone a lot of attention to try and make them like you 向某人献殷勤，讨好某人 Examples from the Corpus pay court to somebody• Elton had paid court to Miss Smith for a month, but had made no progress. → pay court to somebody at court1(2) 2 old-fashioned to treat someone, especially a woman, carefully and with respect, so that they will like you or help you （向某人）大献殷勤，讨好（某人）〔尤指女人〕 → pay court (to somebody) at pay1(10)
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