court danger/death etcformalRISK to behave in a way that makes danger etc more likely 招致危险/死亡等 To have admitted this would have courted political disaster. 承认了这件事就等于招致政治灾难。
courted ... disaster• She knew that the longer the relationship lasted, the more she courted disaster.• Miletos, on the other hand, had courted disaster, and Branchidai had suffered.
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