Definition of court in English:

court

noun kɔːtkɔrt

1A body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases.
（民事或刑事案件中由法官主持的）全体法官（或审判员）；法院；法庭，审判庭
she will take the matter to court
她会将此事诉诸法庭。
as modifier a court case
Example sentencesExamples
- And she, too, faces the prospect of incarceration after the court hearing.
- Therefore, the court of public opinion is more harsh in judgment than the court of law.
- The Supreme Court once again overturned the lower court's decision last year.
- Anything you say can and will be used in court against you in the court of law.
- Acts done in the course of such operations are not justiciable and the courts of law cannot take cognizance of them.
- Even in a court of law the judge accepts my expert witness opinion without adulteration or hesitation, and you are not beyond the courts.
- Many final decisions are made by court rulings, which further delays the process.
- The trial in the court of public opinion is no different than a trial in front of a jury in a court of law.
- The two cases of the supreme court heard today were cases in point.
- Wakefield magistrates' court was told he had no previous convictions.
- Whatever state supreme courts decide, their verdicts could not be appealed to a federal tribunal.
- In our courts of law when a judge employs a jury, he or she tells them to decide based on probability, based on the evidence presented.
- It must be remembered that most criminals are convicted in our courts of law, by circumstantial evidence.
- Mental health professionals are often called as expert witnesses in court proceedings with children.
- But, in any case, the court's jurisdiction will not be retrospective.
- They're going to allow past cases to be brought into the court proceedings.
- It is inherent in the proper conduct of judicial proceedings in a court of law.
- Hundreds of thousands of right-wing Orthodox attend rallies to protest the supreme court's decisions.
- In 1996, a federal district court ruled that such inequities do exist.
- It cannot properly fulfil this dual function if it confines itself like a court of law to adjudicating on pleaded points.
- By June this year, the Task Force had successfully commenced 17 criminal prosecutions in the courts of law with only three of the prosecuted cases falling through.
- Pupils and parents attended a high court hearing in April.
Synonyms
court of law, law court, bench, bar, court of justice, judicature, tribunal, forum, chancery, assizes
courtroom
French palais de justice
1. 1.1 The place where a court meets.
  法庭；法院
  everyone in the court knew he was going down, innocent or guilty
  Example sentencesExamples
  Visits to police stations, jails, courts and offices of the Human Rights Commission and Women's Commission will be part of the functions.
  He parked his Honda in the Bridge Street car park, close to the court building, but a delay in the case slowed his return by more than an hour.
  The three men thanked jurors individually as the 11 women and one man left the court building, then they went off to celebrate.
  The temperature in the rooms of the court building is usually set as low as 16 degrees Celsius.
  The teenager hid his face from the media when he was released from the back of the court building and taken away by police.
  Police said a man suspected of trying to attack Burrell in the court building's foyer was arrested.
  There would also be increased armed protection of possible targets, including barriers at government offices, courts and other sensitive buildings.
  More than 500 people have visited the hall during a series of open days and given their views on what the Grade II listed building and former courts should be used for.
  A man who attacked a prison officer while in a court dock has been jailed for three months.
  Scores of journalists, mainly Spanish and British, converged on the court building.
  He also said that the security measures in the court buildings would be tightened.
  Following the announcement of the court's decision, violence erupted outside the court building.
  A man who tried to enter a court building with a knife may be sent to prison.
  Eight are held in a new prison complex next to the court buildings.
  Fed-up court officials refused to accept prisoners after they were brought to the court building late.
  I met Catherine at the courts after lunch, both of us dreading the hours of grading and drills.
  It was at this point it became apparent that the case was about to collapse - although the jury was not even in the court building.
  In the escort service, the police's main role was to supervise the transfer of remand prisoners between police stations and courts.
  Wiltshire County Council closed the courts building in the mid-1980s and sold it off to a local property development company, Davis and Dyke.
2A quadrangular area, either open or covered, marked out for ball games such as tennis or squash.
（网球或软式墙网球等露天或室内的）球场
a squash court
软式墙网球场。
Example sentencesExamples
- But games aren't played on paper, they're played in arenas and on courts surrounding by 3000 rabid screaming fans.
- The basketball courts were surrounded by a high fence, with only one entrance on the field side.
- The Centre has four squash courts and also boasts saunas, a steam room and sunbeds, a crèche, a gym and an aerobics studio.
- The ornamented gatehouse, garden, and royal tennis court further enhanced this favourite seat of the Scottish monarchs.
- The whole court was surrounded by fans, half for the East, half for the North.
- It was basically a basketball court surrounded by some brick steps and arches.
- After 12 months, we will convert the asphalt area into tennis and netball courts.
- While living in the village he played a major part in helping to build the Tennis Club courts and also the Bowling Club's green.
- It also boasts a sauna, massage rooms, a hydrotherapy pool, weight room, squash, and basketball courts and a cafeteria for the players.
- A sports science and psychology building would be built on the site of the existing swimming pool, health centre and squash courts, with a third building behind.
- He shook his head and ran to the other side of the basketball court outside his building to go retrieve his ball.
- The original sauna and jacuzzi in a turret have remained, alongside a swimming pool and clay tennis court.
- The 27 acres of grounds of Stainrigg include lawns surrounded by trees, a walled garden as well as a croquet lawn and a boule court.
- Leisure facilities include gym, spa (with sauna and steam bath), jogging track, tennis and squash courts.
- The hotel has it's own private beach, gym, tennis squash and badminton courts.
- The building is being converted into a sports centre, with six squash courts, a gymnasium, sauna, lounges and bar and a sports shop in the foyer.
- As well as the 150 capacity clubhouse and four new changing rooms, the club is building two new netball courts which can also be used as hard court training for the rugby sides.
- Exercise facilities, indoor pool, squash and racquetball courts, and aerobic classes.
- The upper levels of ball courts and exercise rooms surround the pool's large volume, looking out onto it through glazed walls.
- 42m shopping area and a newly-refurbished leisure centre that boasts squash courts, a coffee bar and a crèche.
Synonyms
playing area, enclosure, field, ground, ring, rink, green, alley, stadium, track, arena
British close
informal park
1. 2.1 A quadrangular area surrounded by a building or group of buildings.
  庭院，院子，大院
  the map showed the crescents and courts of recent urban sprawl
  Example sentencesExamples
  The most important room on view is the Harem, a compound of around 300 shining tiled chambers on several levels, connected by arcaded courts and fountain gardens.
  The rhythm of its open colonnade is echoed in that of the hall across the court.
  Traditional Cambridge colleges, modelled on monastic cloisters, consist of courts surrounded by walls of individual rooms.
  Surrounded by a broad moat, the palace buildings are arranged around a great inner court.
  A court surrounded by a wall of individual rooms was the generating idea of the building.
  Vaulted archways lead to shaded courts, while gardens surround the buildings on all sides.
  The sun shone brightly through the spreading leaves of the oak trees that surrounded the court.
  The idea is for a public museum to open in the old police station, cells and Victorian court in the historic Grade I listed building.
  Synonyms
  yard, courtyard, quadrangle, square, close, enclosure, precinct, esplanade
  in Spain plaza, patio
  in Italy piazza
  cloister, arcade
  South African lapa
  informal quad
2. 2.2 Used in the names of large houses or blocks of flats.
  用于大楼等的名称中公寓大楼；宅第
  Hampton Court
  汉普顿大楼。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The body was found at a house in St Nicholas Court.
  Ronnie was the first in the band to buy it and we listened to it over and over at his Earl's Court flat.
  He was asked about taking the police to Anstee Court the previous evening.
  He was detained at Swindon's Sandalwood Court, a mental health hospital, for nearly two months.
  The company started out at Isabella Court in Pickering and Phylward House in Harrogate.
3The courtiers, retinue, and household of a sovereign.
朝臣，侍臣
the emperor is shown with his court
皇帝和他的大臣们一起出现了。
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1856, during a stay in London, he sold 31 pictures to the royal household and court.
- The royal court was obsessed with following the French style in all matters of fashion, decor and food.
- Maurice's grandson William was educated at the royal court along with King Henry VIII.
- The king and his court, with the royal family and household at its centre, were the focus and fulcrum of English government and politics.
- Its title character moves from the endangered household of Princess Elizabeth to the unhappy court of Queen Mary.
- He was an honoured Christian poet in the court of the Umayyads and an ardent propagandist of this dynasty.
- Rather than being written out of society, they were given prestigious positions in temples, at court or in wealthy households.
- The cult of St George was nurtured at the court of Edward III and the saint became a divine protector of English soldiers in battle.
- His disdain for our countrymen at the court of Queen Anne was almost pathological.
- The most interesting aspect of the show is the use of the court jester.
- All these tombs had been laid out to a single design, a unified architectural conception of the king surrounded by his court, in death as in life.
- He had determined to rule England from his court and household, and not through the nobility.
- Gone is the raconteur and court jester rolled into one big loveable package.
- She often danced for the court at Versailles and Fontainebleau.
- In early medieval times, the court, or household, was the centre of government.
- Their vivid, jewel-like tones were well suited to the tastes of the Mughal court.
- Roland Dee dealt in textiles and, in addition, was a gentleman sewer at the court of Henry VIII.
Synonyms
royal household, establishment, retinue, entourage, train, suite, escort, company, attendant company, staff, personnel, cortège, following, bodyguard
aides, members of court, courtiers, companions, attendants, servants, retainers, associates, followers
1. 3.1 A sovereign and his or her councillors, constituting a ruling power.
  朝廷；宫廷
  relations between the king and the imperial court
  国王和朝廷的关系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was a leading figure at the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII.
  The court surrounded and, to some extent, protected the ruler.
  The figure on the right is Jean de Dinteville, the French ambassador to the English court of Henry VIII.
  A year later, just 25, he was sent to the Tsarist court as British Vice-Consul to Moscow.
  Provincial life was left to the dominance of the ennobled office-holders of the sovereign courts.
  The court and the royal entourage were the great centres of power.
  Though the aristocracy had been abolished by his father, Reza, the shah had reintroduced a court largely without titles.
  The king had been surrounded by a hostile court, treated badly, and kept from exercising power.
  Chandu Shah, a Banker of Delhi, wielded a lot of influence at the Mughal court.
  Bismarck rushed from Paris, where he represented Prussia at the court of Napoleon III.
  They also transacted business for the imperial court and were awarded ranks and privileges.
  Leonardo clearly believed that wealth, patronage, and political power lay in the courts to the east of mainland Europe.
  There he stood, bowing politely like a grand Lord at the court of an Empress.
  The palace courts, whose rulers were in close contact with one another, played a critical role in military and diplomatic interactions.
  The expansion of trade along the Thames, and the broadening power of the royal court led to a London property boom.
2. 3.2 A sovereign's residence.
  王宫
  he lived for four years at the court of King Philip
  Example sentencesExamples
  Red deer, along with various wildfowl and fish, were all important elements in the menus of the royal court of Henry VIII.
  Delicacies such as kebabs and curries that were introduced to royal courts by the Moghuls have now been woven into the local cuisine.
  The re-established papacy soon transferred its court to the Vatican Palace.
  He also continued his law career taking up residence at the courts of Mainz before 1670.
  Europe was impressed by the splendours of the court of Versailles.
  Winter passed swiftly in the court of Charlemagne, for there was never any lack of amusements.
  Synonyms
  royal residence, palace, castle, manor, hall
  in France château
  in Italy palazzo
  in German-speaking countries schloss
  in Spain alcazar
  in Turkey, historical seraglio
4The qualified members of a company or a corporation.
（公司的）董事（会），理事（会）
Example sentencesExamples
- The decision on the succession rests with the nomination committee of the court of directors.
- Ordination must be conferred by a court of three, containing at least one ordained member.
1. 4.1 A meeting of the members of a company or a corporation.
  （公司的）董事（会），理事（会）

verb kɔːtkɔrt

1dated with object Be involved with (someone) romantically, with the intention of marrying.
〈旧〉向…求爱（或求婚）
he was courting a girl from the neighbouring farm
他在追求相邻农场的一个女孩。
no object we went to the cinema when we were courting
我们恋爱时常去看电影。
Example sentencesExamples
- He shouldn't be courting her let alone possibly wanting to marry her.
- She watched her older sisters be courted and then married, and she began emulating them at an early age.
- I was attractive, at least that is what the suitors would say when they came with the intentions of courting me.
- I have to tell you, it worries me that you take care of such a beautiful girl, when you are courting my sister.
- Memories flood her mind bringing back images of the man who had once besotted her, courted her and married her, of the man who became her heart and soul.
Synonyms
go out together, go out, go with each other, keep company
informal date, go steady
1. 1.1 (of a male bird or other animal) try to attract (a mate).
  （雄鸟或其他动物）求（偶）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Along the way, the birds court and mate, thwart the red-tailed hawks, and breed.
  After the female moults the male then comes and courts the female and then deposits a spermatophore.
  Two percent of male ostriches ignore females and instead court other males with a lively dance.
  Smaller groups usually consist of an unmated female courted by unmated males.
  Males of both species readily courted females of both species.
2Pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favour.
向…献殷勤（以获支持或宠爱）
Western politicians courted the leaders of the newly independent states
西方政客们向新独立国家的领导人大献殷勤。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is not, however, the job of a leader to court popularity, and certainly not in the complex area of drugs.
- I half-expected him to give each manatee a friendly slap across the back, he reminded me so much of a local politician courting his constituents.
- All the celebrity magazines have their stable of favourites, whom they court with pages and pages of glowing copy week in, week out.
- He has said nothing about the Republicans' actions in the election campaign because he does not want to alienate right-wing forces whose support he is courting.
- Even that campaign, which has benefited most from the anti-war position, has made no special attempt at courting the anti-globalization coalition.
- he has been actively courting trust members and numerous wealthy supporters of the team in recent days.
- The heritage is authentic: while the opportunist ploughboy was penning those lines, he was also courting the favour of every belted earl in the peerage.
- No politician will come courting us until I can say that we have several hundred thousand members.
- A spokesman denied the archbishop's action was a deliberate attempt to court conservative Catholics.
- In the early 1900s political parties courted the new immigrants, he said.
- More displays like last night's will court him no favours in Detroit or elsewhere.
- He had hoped to challenge her by courting black voters, but their support is split.
- They are openly courting the favours of imperialism.
- That is precisely the issue that has been raised by the National Party in its attempt to try to court votes.
- Conner had been the first, albeit a bit unknowingly, to come to the castle in an attempt to court her.
- A politician in her own right, she was courted by the Republicans to run for her late husband's senate seat.
- Central governments have courted them for support or tried to crush them.
- Their cowardly producers make a big deal out of courting our support and money, but they never deliver the goods.
- Now they've got the world's attention and are courted by the media and politicians.
- It has been decades since other world leaders have courted a pope so assiduously.
- Since joining the party on a promise of a junior ministerial post, he has assiduously courted his parliamentary colleagues and concentrated on building a support base among the membership.
Synonyms
curry favour with, make up to, play up to
ingratiate oneself with, cultivate, seek the favour of, try to win over, try to get on the good side of
be obsequious towards, grovel to, be servile towards, be sycophantic towards, kowtow to, pander to, abase oneself to, demean oneself to, bow and scrape to, prostrate oneself to, toady to, truckle to, dance attendance on, fawn on/over
informal suck up to, crawl to, creep to, be all over, lick someone's boots, fall all over, rub up the right way, keep someone sweet, sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up
North American brown-nose
vulgar slang lick/kiss someone's arse
archaic blandish
1. 2.1 Try hard to win (favourable attention)
  竭力争取（好感）
  he never had to court the approval of the political elite
  他从来不必不遗余力地去赢得政治精英的赞许。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If you have courted public attention then you have less ground to object to the intrusion which follows.
  Well, these bags have been courting attention this past fortnight or so.
  Having got their break, it wasn't long before the band was courting the attention of the Radio 1 DJ, who quickly got them in for a live session.
  A legal battle with those he has worked hard to court in the past?
  The financial group is also courting foreign strategic investment from an assortment of overseas institutions.
  Although noted for an ability to work outdoors amid crowds of spectators, he never courted attention.
  But let's not forget that she courted attention herself.
  Although happy to be given the retrospective collection, she didn't court the attention.
  It is he, not the Prime Minister, who must court attention ostentatiously.
  He studied Italian grammar to win the approval of the major in the hospital and courted the favor of Captain Paravicini.
  Publicity is not something he courts, the only recognition that really matters to him comes from those within the game.
  There was a time when controversy was never far from the all-rounder's door, though it was not courted deliberately.
  He has never courted approval, least of all affection, but has continued to stare straight ahead with his own goals always in view, to be attained in his way.
  Synonyms
  seek, try to obtain, pursue, go after, strive for, go for, push towards, work towards, be intent on, aim at/for, have as a goal, have as an objective, aspire to
  solicit, ask for
2. 2.2 Risk incurring (misfortune) because of one's behaviour.
  冒着遭受（不幸）的风险
  he has often courted controversy
  他不时招惹是非。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In trying to persuade the audience of a perspective that could be viewed as favourable to Maori, he courts the risk of being judged as partial, radical or extreme.
  The group has courted controversy from the start.
  He refused to return to Napoli and moved back to Spain and then Argentina for a largely anonymous spell, before courting controversy again in another World Cup USA 1994.
  That said, his maverick tendencies are becoming almost a trademark of the man, and I'd wager a punt or two that he'll be courting controversy again before we next go to the polls.
  While traditionally rewarding, investing in shares courts risk.
  Though I knew I would be courting health risks, I decided there was only one way to find out: try it myself, and see what it did.
  He had a vision, and he courted peril in his attempt to take his dreams to market.
  They knew we had courted arrest and had no intentions of escaping.
  In his early years he was not averse to courting controversy and he played a major role in the Language Freedom Movement in the 1960s, which campaigned against compulsory Irish in schools.
  Only by courting controversy has she managed to enjoy the halogen warmth of media attention.
  The size and volume of forms and the amount of tax law an individual is expected to comprehend courts the risk that tax evasion will see a quantum leap.
  They have also courted controversy, particularly over the infamous deep-fat fryer scene.
  But public service broadcasting is about making mistakes, taking risks and courting unpopularity.
  However, I think I am hardly courting controversy if I say he is no oil painting.
  My feeling, swallowing sour grapes and all, is that he was probably courting controversy, and blog inches, in choosing a postmodern conceptual/performance artist.
  Recognised by critics as one of the most important talents in Scottish theatre, he has courted controversy with his subject matter and style.
  So he courted his own fate, he was tricked by an extremely sophisticated ruse and met his death.
  Her studies of pubescent girls and her pictures of her own children in provocative poses have courted controversy wherever they have been shown.
  This is referred to as ‘deliberately courting the risk’.
  The drug helps narcoleptics stay awake, but has courted controversy as the remedy of choice for jetsetters whose multi-timezone lifestyles get them down.
  Synonyms
  risk, invite, attract, provoke, be likely to cause, bring on oneself
  be likely to lead to

Phrases

go to court

Take legal action.
进行法律诉讼，打官司
they will go to court to try to have the boundary changed
Example sentencesExamples
- Now prior to him committing the offence and going to court, was it possible to get treatment for him?
- But is that an argument which is put by defence lawyers when these cases go to court?
- So too might going to court to obtain injunction to restrain continued threatened assault against you by your political opponent.
- She did not have the funds to take him to court and she saw no benefit in going to court after she got his sworn information.
- It is all about stopping the citizen from being armed with the resources to go to court to vindicate legal rights.
- In response he sought legal assistance and has gone to court over his benefits.
- And you've gone to court and filed the report?
- But few borrowers can afford the legal fees to go to court, or even realise that this right exists.
- However, they give useful practical guidance on a procedure to protect doctors without actually going to court.
- The point has never been legally challenged, but pro-hunt campaigners believe there is a case and have gone to court to seek a judicial review.

have one's day in court

Have a chance to make one's case in a court of law.
victims of violence should have their day in court
Example sentencesExamples
- He looks forward to the mayor having his day in court.
- We would insist on first having our day in court.
- A cat lover who dramatically defied bulldozers in an attempt to save felines from a condemned building has had her days in court.
- Now the pair are having their day in court.
- He said, you know, they have to have their day in court.
- Opponents of paperless voting machines are hoping to have their day in court.
- A businessman locked out of a Kaikohe building bought at a mortgagee sale two months ago will have his day in court today.
- Williams says he called Anderson numerous times pleading with her to withhold the mug shot till he could have his day in court.
- According to anti-Wal-Mart forces in Edgewood, they have won the right to have their day in court.
- The highest ranking soldier charged with abusing Iraqi detainees has his day in court also.

in court

Appearing as a party or an advocate in a court of law.
出庭
he has appeared in court charged with stealing twelve million pounds
Example sentencesExamples
- He was arrested while getting on a plane to Thailand and later appeared in court.
- The two were also given punishment orders when they appeared in court for sentence.
- The long and short of it, is that he has to appear in court to answer the charge this week.
- She had not wanted to go to the police as she knew everything would come out in court.
- He was charged with breach of the peace, held overnight and appeared in court on Tuesday.
- There was uproar in court when the magistrates agreed to adjourn the case to a date yet to be fixed.
- The case was adjourned so that all three defendants could appear in court together.
- He was described in court by his own barrister as a social misfit, inept in the company of adults.
- The function of the Service is limited to the presentation of the case in court.
- It is odd that you can get an acquittal, without the defendant even having to appear in court.
- At the end of this month, he will appear in court in Edinburgh for the first sitting of his appeal.
- A man was arrested and appeared in court after a pedestrian and his terrier were killed.
- The doctor saw me hours after the incident and after I had been in court for this matter.
- He had expressed genuine remorse and it was doubtful he would be appearing in court again.
- She had been charged with perjury, after claiming in court she had never set foot in there.
- This document may be produced in court as evidence to identify the owner or driver of the vehicle.
- He is extremely upset and his outbursts in court have demonstrated the degree of that upset.
- He pleaded not guilty, forcing the girl to undergo the trauma of giving evidence in court.
- There also are strict rules for the order in which evidence is presented in court.
- No court was in session on that day because no judge or justice of the peace was in court.

out of court

1Before a legal hearing can take place.
在庭外，私下
they are trying to settle the squabble out of court
他们正试图私下解决争端。
as modifier an out-of-court settlement
庭外和解。
Example sentencesExamples
- Their plan: urge litigants to skip expensive trials and to settle out of court with the help of mediators.
- One of the things the legal group has been working on is the encouragement of out of court settlements in legal disputes.
- If possible, the national church would prefer to resolve these disputes out of court.
- The settlement was agreed out of court and approved by a judge at the High Court in Manchester.
- I think the right thing to do is what I suggested a moment ago, namely, read the cases out of court and give you an answer in writing.
- The defendant adamantly refused to settle out of court and the case went to arbitration.
- The case was settled out of court for $2.2 million plus legal fees.
- However, I chose not to give all my money fighting in the courts and settled out of court.
- However an out of court settlement brought a holt to proceedings the following year.
- Unfortunately, it was settled out of court and the settlement wasn't made public.
- A number of lawsuits have been settled out of court in America.
- One consequence of defining the offence so widely is that reliance is placed on prosecutorial discretion to keep minor incidents out of court.
- In most such cases, complaints are settled out of court and writs are not issued.
- Both involved newspapers and were settled out of court, resulting in no case law.
- He threatened legal action but an out of court settlement was reached.
- We can be of assistance out of court, and especially while they're waiting for verdicts and those sort of things if they're on bail and outside.
- Her mother's lawsuit resulted in a massive out of court settlement paid by the gun retailer.
- However he fell out with his backers, which led to an out of court settlement.
- Here she is hoping the campaign doesn't get too dirty, here she is libelling her opponent and paying an out of court settlement, and here she is repeating the libel.
- Three of the plaintiffs reached settlements of their cases out of court.
2Not worthy of consideration.
不屑一顾；不值得考虑
the price would put it out of court for most private buyers
这个价格会使大部分私人买主望而却步。

pay court to

Pay flattering attention to (someone) in order to win favour.
向…献殷勤（以获支持或宠爱）
statesmen came to pay the king court and ask for alliances
Example sentencesExamples
- He does not tell the women he pays court to in England about his forlorn Irish sweetheart.
- Like so many others, he paid court to her and would've done anything she asked - which includes getting the drugs she needed to sustain her addiction.
- Nevertheless, he does observe that some British leaders ‘procured the friendship of Caesar Augustus by sending embassies, and by paying court to him’.
- How could Alicia be attracted to that scar-faced, silent, sullen boy when a man of his calibre was paying court to her?
- Meanwhile he is paying court to Isabelle over the weekend, hoping to carve out his own share of her family's fortune.
- Otherwise, I should think I were paying court to a veritable shrew.
- Voltaire learnt from this mistake, and preferred to pay court to the other great enlightened despot of the age, Catherine II of Russia, from a safe distance and only in writing.
- Quirinius prudently paid court to Tiberius on Rhodes, succeeded Marcus Lollius as supervisor of Gaius Caesar, and shortly after married Aemilia Lepida, a descendant of Sulla and Pompey.
- He paid court to numbers of well educated and potentially well set-up women many years his junior - sometimes to the horror of their parents.
- I was meaning to ask you if he already began paying court to you.
Synonyms
homage, deference, obedience, suit, courtship, blandishments, respects, attention, addresses
woo, go out with, be involved with, be romantically linked with, pursue, run after, chase, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with

Origin

Middle English: from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- 'yard or retinue'. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer. Compare with cohort.

Rhymes

abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought

Definition of court in US English:

court

nounkɔrtkôrt

1A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
（民事或刑事案件中由法官主持的）全体法官（或审判员）；法院；法庭，审判庭
she will take the matter to court
她会将此事诉诸法庭。
as modifier a court case
a settlement was reached during the first sitting of the court
第一次开庭就达成了和解。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Supreme Court once again overturned the lower court's decision last year.
- Many final decisions are made by court rulings, which further delays the process.
- Acts done in the course of such operations are not justiciable and the courts of law cannot take cognizance of them.
- It must be remembered that most criminals are convicted in our courts of law, by circumstantial evidence.
- Even in a court of law the judge accepts my expert witness opinion without adulteration or hesitation, and you are not beyond the courts.
- In our courts of law when a judge employs a jury, he or she tells them to decide based on probability, based on the evidence presented.
- Mental health professionals are often called as expert witnesses in court proceedings with children.
- By June this year, the Task Force had successfully commenced 17 criminal prosecutions in the courts of law with only three of the prosecuted cases falling through.
- Anything you say can and will be used in court against you in the court of law.
- The trial in the court of public opinion is no different than a trial in front of a jury in a court of law.
- Wakefield magistrates' court was told he had no previous convictions.
- And she, too, faces the prospect of incarceration after the court hearing.
- In 1996, a federal district court ruled that such inequities do exist.
- They're going to allow past cases to be brought into the court proceedings.
- It is inherent in the proper conduct of judicial proceedings in a court of law.
- But, in any case, the court's jurisdiction will not be retrospective.
- Therefore, the court of public opinion is more harsh in judgment than the court of law.
- Whatever state supreme courts decide, their verdicts could not be appealed to a federal tribunal.
- Pupils and parents attended a high court hearing in April.
- The two cases of the supreme court heard today were cases in point.
- Hundreds of thousands of right-wing Orthodox attend rallies to protest the supreme court's decisions.
- It cannot properly fulfil this dual function if it confines itself like a court of law to adjudicating on pleaded points.
Synonyms
court of law, law court, bench, bar, court of justice, judicature, tribunal, forum, chancery, assizes
1. 1.1 The place where a court meets.
  法庭；法院
  Example sentencesExamples
  A man who attacked a prison officer while in a court dock has been jailed for three months.
  He also said that the security measures in the court buildings would be tightened.
  There would also be increased armed protection of possible targets, including barriers at government offices, courts and other sensitive buildings.
  In the escort service, the police's main role was to supervise the transfer of remand prisoners between police stations and courts.
  The teenager hid his face from the media when he was released from the back of the court building and taken away by police.
  The three men thanked jurors individually as the 11 women and one man left the court building, then they went off to celebrate.
  Wiltshire County Council closed the courts building in the mid-1980s and sold it off to a local property development company, Davis and Dyke.
  Visits to police stations, jails, courts and offices of the Human Rights Commission and Women's Commission will be part of the functions.
  Fed-up court officials refused to accept prisoners after they were brought to the court building late.
  The temperature in the rooms of the court building is usually set as low as 16 degrees Celsius.
  He parked his Honda in the Bridge Street car park, close to the court building, but a delay in the case slowed his return by more than an hour.
  Eight are held in a new prison complex next to the court buildings.
  Scores of journalists, mainly Spanish and British, converged on the court building.
  It was at this point it became apparent that the case was about to collapse - although the jury was not even in the court building.
  More than 500 people have visited the hall during a series of open days and given their views on what the Grade II listed building and former courts should be used for.
  Following the announcement of the court's decision, violence erupted outside the court building.
  A man who tried to enter a court building with a knife may be sent to prison.
  Police said a man suspected of trying to attack Burrell in the court building's foyer was arrested.
  I met Catherine at the courts after lunch, both of us dreading the hours of grading and drills.
2. 1.2the court The judge or judges presiding at a court.
  Example sentencesExamples
  A minimum of 60 ratifications is required to establish the 18-judge court at The Hague.
2A quadrangular area, either open or covered, marked out for ball games such as tennis or basketball.
（网球或软式墙网球等露天或室内的）球场
I prefer an indoor court
Example sentencesExamples
- The whole court was surrounded by fans, half for the East, half for the North.
- The ornamented gatehouse, garden, and royal tennis court further enhanced this favourite seat of the Scottish monarchs.
- As well as the 150 capacity clubhouse and four new changing rooms, the club is building two new netball courts which can also be used as hard court training for the rugby sides.
- It was basically a basketball court surrounded by some brick steps and arches.
- A sports science and psychology building would be built on the site of the existing swimming pool, health centre and squash courts, with a third building behind.
- The hotel has it's own private beach, gym, tennis squash and badminton courts.
- The 27 acres of grounds of Stainrigg include lawns surrounded by trees, a walled garden as well as a croquet lawn and a boule court.
- The building is being converted into a sports centre, with six squash courts, a gymnasium, sauna, lounges and bar and a sports shop in the foyer.
- 42m shopping area and a newly-refurbished leisure centre that boasts squash courts, a coffee bar and a crèche.
- While living in the village he played a major part in helping to build the Tennis Club courts and also the Bowling Club's green.
- But games aren't played on paper, they're played in arenas and on courts surrounding by 3000 rabid screaming fans.
- The Centre has four squash courts and also boasts saunas, a steam room and sunbeds, a crèche, a gym and an aerobics studio.
- The original sauna and jacuzzi in a turret have remained, alongside a swimming pool and clay tennis court.
- Exercise facilities, indoor pool, squash and racquetball courts, and aerobic classes.
- It also boasts a sauna, massage rooms, a hydrotherapy pool, weight room, squash, and basketball courts and a cafeteria for the players.
- After 12 months, we will convert the asphalt area into tennis and netball courts.
- Leisure facilities include gym, spa (with sauna and steam bath), jogging track, tennis and squash courts.
- He shook his head and ran to the other side of the basketball court outside his building to go retrieve his ball.
- The upper levels of ball courts and exercise rooms surround the pool's large volume, looking out onto it through glazed walls.
- The basketball courts were surrounded by a high fence, with only one entrance on the field side.
Synonyms
playing area, enclosure, field, ground, ring, rink, green, alley, stadium, track, arena
1. 2.1 A quadrangular area surrounded by a building or group of buildings.
  庭院，院子，大院
  Example sentencesExamples
  The most important room on view is the Harem, a compound of around 300 shining tiled chambers on several levels, connected by arcaded courts and fountain gardens.
  Surrounded by a broad moat, the palace buildings are arranged around a great inner court.
  Traditional Cambridge colleges, modelled on monastic cloisters, consist of courts surrounded by walls of individual rooms.
  Vaulted archways lead to shaded courts, while gardens surround the buildings on all sides.
  A court surrounded by a wall of individual rooms was the generating idea of the building.
  The rhythm of its open colonnade is echoed in that of the hall across the court.
  The idea is for a public museum to open in the old police station, cells and Victorian court in the historic Grade I listed building.
  The sun shone brightly through the spreading leaves of the oak trees that surrounded the court.
  Synonyms
  yard, courtyard, quadrangle, square, close, enclosure, precinct, esplanade
2. 2.2 A subdivision of a building, usually a large hall extending to the ceiling with galleries and staircases.
  Example sentencesExamples
  One treks through labyrinthine passages to discrete galleries and courts, even to the stacks and aisles of the Carnegie Library within the complex.
  The museum comprises a torso of galleries linked to a smaller head of entrance court and offices.
  When visitors now enter the building the vista continues across the daylit central court into the rear garden.
3The establishment, retinue, and courtiers of a sovereign.
朝臣，侍臣
the emperor is shown with his court
皇帝和他的大臣们一起出现了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Roland Dee dealt in textiles and, in addition, was a gentleman sewer at the court of Henry VIII.
- The royal court was obsessed with following the French style in all matters of fashion, decor and food.
- The cult of St George was nurtured at the court of Edward III and the saint became a divine protector of English soldiers in battle.
- In 1856, during a stay in London, he sold 31 pictures to the royal household and court.
- His disdain for our countrymen at the court of Queen Anne was almost pathological.
- He was an honoured Christian poet in the court of the Umayyads and an ardent propagandist of this dynasty.
- The most interesting aspect of the show is the use of the court jester.
- Their vivid, jewel-like tones were well suited to the tastes of the Mughal court.
- Gone is the raconteur and court jester rolled into one big loveable package.
- He had determined to rule England from his court and household, and not through the nobility.
- In early medieval times, the court, or household, was the centre of government.
- Maurice's grandson William was educated at the royal court along with King Henry VIII.
- All these tombs had been laid out to a single design, a unified architectural conception of the king surrounded by his court, in death as in life.
- The king and his court, with the royal family and household at its centre, were the focus and fulcrum of English government and politics.
- Rather than being written out of society, they were given prestigious positions in temples, at court or in wealthy households.
- Its title character moves from the endangered household of Princess Elizabeth to the unhappy court of Queen Mary.
- She often danced for the court at Versailles and Fontainebleau.
Synonyms
royal household, establishment, retinue, entourage, train, suite, escort, company, attendant company, staff, personnel, cortège, following, bodyguard
1. 3.1 A sovereign and his or her councilors, constituting a ruling power.
  朝廷；宫廷
  relations between the king and the imperial court
  国王和朝廷的关系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The expansion of trade along the Thames, and the broadening power of the royal court led to a London property boom.
  The palace courts, whose rulers were in close contact with one another, played a critical role in military and diplomatic interactions.
  He was a leading figure at the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII.
  Leonardo clearly believed that wealth, patronage, and political power lay in the courts to the east of mainland Europe.
  The court surrounded and, to some extent, protected the ruler.
  A year later, just 25, he was sent to the Tsarist court as British Vice-Consul to Moscow.
  There he stood, bowing politely like a grand Lord at the court of an Empress.
  The figure on the right is Jean de Dinteville, the French ambassador to the English court of Henry VIII.
  They also transacted business for the imperial court and were awarded ranks and privileges.
  Bismarck rushed from Paris, where he represented Prussia at the court of Napoleon III.
  The king had been surrounded by a hostile court, treated badly, and kept from exercising power.
  Chandu Shah, a Banker of Delhi, wielded a lot of influence at the Mughal court.
  Provincial life was left to the dominance of the ennobled office-holders of the sovereign courts.
  Though the aristocracy had been abolished by his father, Reza, the shah had reintroduced a court largely without titles.
  The court and the royal entourage were the great centres of power.
2. 3.2 A sovereign's residence.
  王宫
  Example sentencesExamples
  Winter passed swiftly in the court of Charlemagne, for there was never any lack of amusements.
  The re-established papacy soon transferred its court to the Vatican Palace.
  Delicacies such as kebabs and curries that were introduced to royal courts by the Moghuls have now been woven into the local cuisine.
  Red deer, along with various wildfowl and fish, were all important elements in the menus of the royal court of Henry VIII.
  He also continued his law career taking up residence at the courts of Mainz before 1670.
  Europe was impressed by the splendours of the court of Versailles.
  Synonyms
  royal residence, palace, castle, manor, hall

verbkɔrtkôrt

[with object]dated

1Be involved with romantically, typically with the intention of marrying.
〈旧〉向…求爱（或求婚）
he was courting a girl from the neighboring farm
他在追求相邻农场的一个女孩。
no object we went to the movies when we were courting
我们恋爱时常去看电影。
Example sentencesExamples
- I was attractive, at least that is what the suitors would say when they came with the intentions of courting me.
- She watched her older sisters be courted and then married, and she began emulating them at an early age.
- I have to tell you, it worries me that you take care of such a beautiful girl, when you are courting my sister.
- He shouldn't be courting her let alone possibly wanting to marry her.
- Memories flood her mind bringing back images of the man who had once besotted her, courted her and married her, of the man who became her heart and soul.
Synonyms
woo, go out with, be involved with, be romantically linked with, pursue, run after, chase, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with
go out together, go out, go with each other, keep company
1. 1.1 (of a male bird or other animal) try to attract (a mate).
  （雄鸟或其他动物）求（偶）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Smaller groups usually consist of an unmated female courted by unmated males.
  After the female moults the male then comes and courts the female and then deposits a spermatophore.
  Along the way, the birds court and mate, thwart the red-tailed hawks, and breed.
  Males of both species readily courted females of both species.
  Two percent of male ostriches ignore females and instead court other males with a lively dance.
2. 1.2 Pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favor.
  向…献殷勤（以获支持或宠爱）
  Western politicians courted the leaders of the newly independent states
  西方政客们向新独立国家的领导人大献殷勤。
  Example sentencesExamples
  All the celebrity magazines have their stable of favourites, whom they court with pages and pages of glowing copy week in, week out.
  he has been actively courting trust members and numerous wealthy supporters of the team in recent days.
  In the early 1900s political parties courted the new immigrants, he said.
  The heritage is authentic: while the opportunist ploughboy was penning those lines, he was also courting the favour of every belted earl in the peerage.
  He had hoped to challenge her by courting black voters, but their support is split.
  A politician in her own right, she was courted by the Republicans to run for her late husband's senate seat.
  They are openly courting the favours of imperialism.
  No politician will come courting us until I can say that we have several hundred thousand members.
  That is precisely the issue that has been raised by the National Party in its attempt to try to court votes.
  Now they've got the world's attention and are courted by the media and politicians.
  More displays like last night's will court him no favours in Detroit or elsewhere.
  Since joining the party on a promise of a junior ministerial post, he has assiduously courted his parliamentary colleagues and concentrated on building a support base among the membership.
  Their cowardly producers make a big deal out of courting our support and money, but they never deliver the goods.
  I half-expected him to give each manatee a friendly slap across the back, he reminded me so much of a local politician courting his constituents.
  A spokesman denied the archbishop's action was a deliberate attempt to court conservative Catholics.
  Central governments have courted them for support or tried to crush them.
  Conner had been the first, albeit a bit unknowingly, to come to the castle in an attempt to court her.
  It is not, however, the job of a leader to court popularity, and certainly not in the complex area of drugs.
  He has said nothing about the Republicans' actions in the election campaign because he does not want to alienate right-wing forces whose support he is courting.
  It has been decades since other world leaders have courted a pope so assiduously.
  Even that campaign, which has benefited most from the anti-war position, has made no special attempt at courting the anti-globalization coalition.
  Synonyms
  curry favour with, make up to, play up to
3. 1.3 Go to great lengths to win (favorable attention)
  竭力争取（好感）
  he never had to court the approval of the political elite
  他从来不必不遗余力地去赢得政治精英的赞许。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But let's not forget that she courted attention herself.
  If you have courted public attention then you have less ground to object to the intrusion which follows.
  He studied Italian grammar to win the approval of the major in the hospital and courted the favor of Captain Paravicini.
  Publicity is not something he courts, the only recognition that really matters to him comes from those within the game.
  He has never courted approval, least of all affection, but has continued to stare straight ahead with his own goals always in view, to be attained in his way.
  It is he, not the Prime Minister, who must court attention ostentatiously.
  The financial group is also courting foreign strategic investment from an assortment of overseas institutions.
  Well, these bags have been courting attention this past fortnight or so.
  There was a time when controversy was never far from the all-rounder's door, though it was not courted deliberately.
  Although noted for an ability to work outdoors amid crowds of spectators, he never courted attention.
  Although happy to be given the retrospective collection, she didn't court the attention.
  A legal battle with those he has worked hard to court in the past?
  Having got their break, it wasn't long before the band was courting the attention of the Radio 1 DJ, who quickly got them in for a live session.
  Synonyms
  seek, try to obtain, pursue, go after, strive for, go for, push towards, work towards, be intent on, aim at, aim for, have as a goal, have as an objective, aspire to
4. 1.4 Risk incurring (misfortune) because of the way one behaves.
  冒着遭受（不幸）的风险
  he has often courted controversy
  他不时招惹是非。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In trying to persuade the audience of a perspective that could be viewed as favourable to Maori, he courts the risk of being judged as partial, radical or extreme.
  While traditionally rewarding, investing in shares courts risk.
  In his early years he was not averse to courting controversy and he played a major role in the Language Freedom Movement in the 1960s, which campaigned against compulsory Irish in schools.
  My feeling, swallowing sour grapes and all, is that he was probably courting controversy, and blog inches, in choosing a postmodern conceptual/performance artist.
  The drug helps narcoleptics stay awake, but has courted controversy as the remedy of choice for jetsetters whose multi-timezone lifestyles get them down.
  This is referred to as ‘deliberately courting the risk’.
  Recognised by critics as one of the most important talents in Scottish theatre, he has courted controversy with his subject matter and style.
  That said, his maverick tendencies are becoming almost a trademark of the man, and I'd wager a punt or two that he'll be courting controversy again before we next go to the polls.
  They have also courted controversy, particularly over the infamous deep-fat fryer scene.
  But public service broadcasting is about making mistakes, taking risks and courting unpopularity.
  Her studies of pubescent girls and her pictures of her own children in provocative poses have courted controversy wherever they have been shown.
  Though I knew I would be courting health risks, I decided there was only one way to find out: try it myself, and see what it did.
  However, I think I am hardly courting controversy if I say he is no oil painting.
  He had a vision, and he courted peril in his attempt to take his dreams to market.
  The size and volume of forms and the amount of tax law an individual is expected to comprehend courts the risk that tax evasion will see a quantum leap.
  So he courted his own fate, he was tricked by an extremely sophisticated ruse and met his death.
  The group has courted controversy from the start.
  They knew we had courted arrest and had no intentions of escaping.
  Only by courting controversy has she managed to enjoy the halogen warmth of media attention.
  He refused to return to Napoli and moved back to Spain and then Argentina for a largely anonymous spell, before courting controversy again in another World Cup USA 1994.
  Synonyms
  risk, invite, attract, provoke, be likely to cause, bring on oneself

Phrases

go to court

Take legal action.
进行法律诉讼，打官司
Example sentencesExamples
- However, they give useful practical guidance on a procedure to protect doctors without actually going to court.
- But is that an argument which is put by defence lawyers when these cases go to court?
- Now prior to him committing the offence and going to court, was it possible to get treatment for him?
- And you've gone to court and filed the report?
- The point has never been legally challenged, but pro-hunt campaigners believe there is a case and have gone to court to seek a judicial review.
- But few borrowers can afford the legal fees to go to court, or even realise that this right exists.
- She did not have the funds to take him to court and she saw no benefit in going to court after she got his sworn information.
- So too might going to court to obtain injunction to restrain continued threatened assault against you by your political opponent.
- In response he sought legal assistance and has gone to court over his benefits.
- It is all about stopping the citizen from being armed with the resources to go to court to vindicate legal rights.

in court

Appearing as a party or an attorney in a court of law.
出庭
Example sentencesExamples
- No court was in session on that day because no judge or justice of the peace was in court.
- She had not wanted to go to the police as she knew everything would come out in court.
- The long and short of it, is that he has to appear in court to answer the charge this week.
- A man was arrested and appeared in court after a pedestrian and his terrier were killed.
- He pleaded not guilty, forcing the girl to undergo the trauma of giving evidence in court.
- She had been charged with perjury, after claiming in court she had never set foot in there.
- He was arrested while getting on a plane to Thailand and later appeared in court.
- There also are strict rules for the order in which evidence is presented in court.
- The case was adjourned so that all three defendants could appear in court together.
- The doctor saw me hours after the incident and after I had been in court for this matter.
- It is odd that you can get an acquittal, without the defendant even having to appear in court.
- He had expressed genuine remorse and it was doubtful he would be appearing in court again.
- The two were also given punishment orders when they appeared in court for sentence.
- At the end of this month, he will appear in court in Edinburgh for the first sitting of his appeal.
- He was described in court by his own barrister as a social misfit, inept in the company of adults.
- There was uproar in court when the magistrates agreed to adjourn the case to a date yet to be fixed.
- This document may be produced in court as evidence to identify the owner or driver of the vehicle.
- He is extremely upset and his outbursts in court have demonstrated the degree of that upset.
- The function of the Service is limited to the presentation of the case in court.
- He was charged with breach of the peace, held overnight and appeared in court on Tuesday.

out of court

1Before a legal hearing can take place.
在庭外，私下
they are trying to settle the squabble out of court
他们正试图私下解决争端。
as modifier an out-of-court settlement
庭外和解。
Example sentencesExamples
- The case was settled out of court for $2.2 million plus legal fees.
- In most such cases, complaints are settled out of court and writs are not issued.
- Their plan: urge litigants to skip expensive trials and to settle out of court with the help of mediators.
- Her mother's lawsuit resulted in a massive out of court settlement paid by the gun retailer.
- One consequence of defining the offence so widely is that reliance is placed on prosecutorial discretion to keep minor incidents out of court.
- Three of the plaintiffs reached settlements of their cases out of court.
- A number of lawsuits have been settled out of court in America.
- However, I chose not to give all my money fighting in the courts and settled out of court.
- The defendant adamantly refused to settle out of court and the case went to arbitration.
- However he fell out with his backers, which led to an out of court settlement.
- I think the right thing to do is what I suggested a moment ago, namely, read the cases out of court and give you an answer in writing.
- Unfortunately, it was settled out of court and the settlement wasn't made public.
- Both involved newspapers and were settled out of court, resulting in no case law.
- We can be of assistance out of court, and especially while they're waiting for verdicts and those sort of things if they're on bail and outside.
- However an out of court settlement brought a holt to proceedings the following year.
- He threatened legal action but an out of court settlement was reached.
- Here she is hoping the campaign doesn't get too dirty, here she is libelling her opponent and paying an out of court settlement, and here she is repeating the libel.
- One of the things the legal group has been working on is the encouragement of out of court settlements in legal disputes.
- The settlement was agreed out of court and approved by a judge at the High Court in Manchester.
- If possible, the national church would prefer to resolve these disputes out of court.
2Treated as impossible or not worthy of consideration.
不屑一顾；不值得考虑
the price would put it out of court for most private buyers
这个价格会使大部分私人买主望而却步。

pay court to

Pay flattering attention to someone in order to win favor.
奉承；讨好；向…献殷勤
Example sentencesExamples
- He paid court to numbers of well educated and potentially well set-up women many years his junior - sometimes to the horror of their parents.
- How could Alicia be attracted to that scar-faced, silent, sullen boy when a man of his calibre was paying court to her?
- Meanwhile he is paying court to Isabelle over the weekend, hoping to carve out his own share of her family's fortune.
- Like so many others, he paid court to her and would've done anything she asked - which includes getting the drugs she needed to sustain her addiction.
- Quirinius prudently paid court to Tiberius on Rhodes, succeeded Marcus Lollius as supervisor of Gaius Caesar, and shortly after married Aemilia Lepida, a descendant of Sulla and Pompey.
- He does not tell the women he pays court to in England about his forlorn Irish sweetheart.
- Voltaire learnt from this mistake, and preferred to pay court to the other great enlightened despot of the age, Catherine II of Russia, from a safe distance and only in writing.
- Otherwise, I should think I were paying court to a veritable shrew.
- I was meaning to ask you if he already began paying court to you.
- Nevertheless, he does observe that some British leaders ‘procured the friendship of Caesar Augustus by sending embassies, and by paying court to him’.
Synonyms
homage, deference, obedience, suit, courtship, blandishments, respects, attention, addresses
woo, go out with, be involved with, be romantically linked with, pursue, run after, chase, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with

Origin

Middle English: from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘yard or retinue’. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer. Compare with cohort.

单词	court
释义	Definition of court in English: court noun kɔːtkɔrt 1A body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases. （民事或刑事案件中由法官主持的）全体法官（或审判员）；法院；法庭，审判庭 she will take the matter to court 她会将此事诉诸法庭。 as modifier a court case Example sentencesExamples And she, too, faces the prospect of incarceration after the court hearing. Therefore, the court of public opinion is more harsh in judgment than the court of law. The Supreme Court once again overturned the lower court's decision last year. Anything you say can and will be used in court against you in the court of law. Acts done in the course of such operations are not justiciable and the courts of law cannot take cognizance of them. Even in a court of law the judge accepts my expert witness opinion without adulteration or hesitation, and you are not beyond the courts. Many final decisions are made by court rulings, which further delays the process. The trial in the court of public opinion is no different than a trial in front of a jury in a court of law. The two cases of the supreme court heard today were cases in point. Wakefield magistrates' court was told he had no previous convictions. Whatever state supreme courts decide, their verdicts could not be appealed to a federal tribunal. In our courts of law when a judge employs a jury, he or she tells them to decide based on probability, based on the evidence presented. It must be remembered that most criminals are convicted in our courts of law, by circumstantial evidence. Mental health professionals are often called as expert witnesses in court proceedings with children. But, in any case, the court's jurisdiction will not be retrospective. They're going to allow past cases to be brought into the court proceedings. It is inherent in the proper conduct of judicial proceedings in a court of law. Hundreds of thousands of right-wing Orthodox attend rallies to protest the supreme court's decisions. In 1996, a federal district court ruled that such inequities do exist. It cannot properly fulfil this dual function if it confines itself like a court of law to adjudicating on pleaded points. By June this year, the Task Force had successfully commenced 17 criminal prosecutions in the courts of law with only three of the prosecuted cases falling through. Pupils and parents attended a high court hearing in April. Synonyms court of law, law court, bench, bar, court of justice, judicature, tribunal, forum, chancery, assizes courtroom French palais de justice 1.1 The place where a court meets. 法庭；法院 everyone in the court knew he was going down, innocent or guilty Example sentencesExamples Visits to police stations, jails, courts and offices of the Human Rights Commission and Women's Commission will be part of the functions. He parked his Honda in the Bridge Street car park, close to the court building, but a delay in the case slowed his return by more than an hour. The three men thanked jurors individually as the 11 women and one man left the court building, then they went off to celebrate. The temperature in the rooms of the court building is usually set as low as 16 degrees Celsius. The teenager hid his face from the media when he was released from the back of the court building and taken away by police. Police said a man suspected of trying to attack Burrell in the court building's foyer was arrested. There would also be increased armed protection of possible targets, including barriers at government offices, courts and other sensitive buildings. More than 500 people have visited the hall during a series of open days and given their views on what the Grade II listed building and former courts should be used for. A man who attacked a prison officer while in a court dock has been jailed for three months. Scores of journalists, mainly Spanish and British, converged on the court building. He also said that the security measures in the court buildings would be tightened. Following the announcement of the court's decision, violence erupted outside the court building. A man who tried to enter a court building with a knife may be sent to prison. Eight are held in a new prison complex next to the court buildings. Fed-up court officials refused to accept prisoners after they were brought to the court building late. I met Catherine at the courts after lunch, both of us dreading the hours of grading and drills. It was at this point it became apparent that the case was about to collapse - although the jury was not even in the court building. In the escort service, the police's main role was to supervise the transfer of remand prisoners between police stations and courts. Wiltshire County Council closed the courts building in the mid-1980s and sold it off to a local property development company, Davis and Dyke. 2A quadrangular area, either open or covered, marked out for ball games such as tennis or squash. （网球或软式墙网球等露天或室内的）球场 a squash court 软式墙网球场。 Example sentencesExamples But games aren't played on paper, they're played in arenas and on courts surrounding by 3000 rabid screaming fans. The basketball courts were surrounded by a high fence, with only one entrance on the field side. The Centre has four squash courts and also boasts saunas, a steam room and sunbeds, a crèche, a gym and an aerobics studio. The ornamented gatehouse, garden, and royal tennis court further enhanced this favourite seat of the Scottish monarchs. The whole court was surrounded by fans, half for the East, half for the North. It was basically a basketball court surrounded by some brick steps and arches. After 12 months, we will convert the asphalt area into tennis and netball courts. While living in the village he played a major part in helping to build the Tennis Club courts and also the Bowling Club's green. It also boasts a sauna, massage rooms, a hydrotherapy pool, weight room, squash, and basketball courts and a cafeteria for the players. A sports science and psychology building would be built on the site of the existing swimming pool, health centre and squash courts, with a third building behind. He shook his head and ran to the other side of the basketball court outside his building to go retrieve his ball. The original sauna and jacuzzi in a turret have remained, alongside a swimming pool and clay tennis court. The 27 acres of grounds of Stainrigg include lawns surrounded by trees, a walled garden as well as a croquet lawn and a boule court. Leisure facilities include gym, spa (with sauna and steam bath), jogging track, tennis and squash courts. The hotel has it's own private beach, gym, tennis squash and badminton courts. The building is being converted into a sports centre, with six squash courts, a gymnasium, sauna, lounges and bar and a sports shop in the foyer. As well as the 150 capacity clubhouse and four new changing rooms, the club is building two new netball courts which can also be used as hard court training for the rugby sides. Exercise facilities, indoor pool, squash and racquetball courts, and aerobic classes. The upper levels of ball courts and exercise rooms surround the pool's large volume, looking out onto it through glazed walls. 42m shopping area and a newly-refurbished leisure centre that boasts squash courts, a coffee bar and a crèche. Synonyms playing area, enclosure, field, ground, ring, rink, green, alley, stadium, track, arena British close informal park 2.1 A quadrangular area surrounded by a building or group of buildings. 庭院，院子，大院 the map showed the crescents and courts of recent urban sprawl Example sentencesExamples The most important room on view is the Harem, a compound of around 300 shining tiled chambers on several levels, connected by arcaded courts and fountain gardens. The rhythm of its open colonnade is echoed in that of the hall across the court. Traditional Cambridge colleges, modelled on monastic cloisters, consist of courts surrounded by walls of individual rooms. Surrounded by a broad moat, the palace buildings are arranged around a great inner court. A court surrounded by a wall of individual rooms was the generating idea of the building. Vaulted archways lead to shaded courts, while gardens surround the buildings on all sides. The sun shone brightly through the spreading leaves of the oak trees that surrounded the court. The idea is for a public museum to open in the old police station, cells and Victorian court in the historic Grade I listed building. Synonyms yard, courtyard, quadrangle, square, close, enclosure, precinct, esplanade in Spain plaza, patio in Italy piazza cloister, arcade South African lapa informal quad 2.2 Used in the names of large houses or blocks of flats. 用于大楼等的名称中公寓大楼；宅第 Hampton Court 汉普顿大楼。 Example sentencesExamples The body was found at a house in St Nicholas Court. Ronnie was the first in the band to buy it and we listened to it over and over at his Earl's Court flat. He was asked about taking the police to Anstee Court the previous evening. He was detained at Swindon's Sandalwood Court, a mental health hospital, for nearly two months. The company started out at Isabella Court in Pickering and Phylward House in Harrogate. 3The courtiers, retinue, and household of a sovereign. 朝臣，侍臣 the emperor is shown with his court 皇帝和他的大臣们一起出现了。 Example sentencesExamples In 1856, during a stay in London, he sold 31 pictures to the royal household and court. The royal court was obsessed with following the French style in all matters of fashion, decor and food. Maurice's grandson William was educated at the royal court along with King Henry VIII. The king and his court, with the royal family and household at its centre, were the focus and fulcrum of English government and politics. Its title character moves from the endangered household of Princess Elizabeth to the unhappy court of Queen Mary. He was an honoured Christian poet in the court of the Umayyads and an ardent propagandist of this dynasty. Rather than being written out of society, they were given prestigious positions in temples, at court or in wealthy households. The cult of St George was nurtured at the court of Edward III and the saint became a divine protector of English soldiers in battle. His disdain for our countrymen at the court of Queen Anne was almost pathological. The most interesting aspect of the show is the use of the court jester. All these tombs had been laid out to a single design, a unified architectural conception of the king surrounded by his court, in death as in life. He had determined to rule England from his court and household, and not through the nobility. Gone is the raconteur and court jester rolled into one big loveable package. She often danced for the court at Versailles and Fontainebleau. In early medieval times, the court, or household, was the centre of government. Their vivid, jewel-like tones were well suited to the tastes of the Mughal court. Roland Dee dealt in textiles and, in addition, was a gentleman sewer at the court of Henry VIII. Synonyms royal household, establishment, retinue, entourage, train, suite, escort, company, attendant company, staff, personnel, cortège, following, bodyguard aides, members of court, courtiers, companions, attendants, servants, retainers, associates, followers 3.1 A sovereign and his or her councillors, constituting a ruling power. 朝廷；宫廷 relations between the king and the imperial court 国王和朝廷的关系。 Example sentencesExamples He was a leading figure at the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII. The court surrounded and, to some extent, protected the ruler. The figure on the right is Jean de Dinteville, the French ambassador to the English court of Henry VIII. A year later, just 25, he was sent to the Tsarist court as British Vice-Consul to Moscow. Provincial life was left to the dominance of the ennobled office-holders of the sovereign courts. The court and the royal entourage were the great centres of power. Though the aristocracy had been abolished by his father, Reza, the shah had reintroduced a court largely without titles. The king had been surrounded by a hostile court, treated badly, and kept from exercising power. Chandu Shah, a Banker of Delhi, wielded a lot of influence at the Mughal court. Bismarck rushed from Paris, where he represented Prussia at the court of Napoleon III. They also transacted business for the imperial court and were awarded ranks and privileges. Leonardo clearly believed that wealth, patronage, and political power lay in the courts to the east of mainland Europe. There he stood, bowing politely like a grand Lord at the court of an Empress. The palace courts, whose rulers were in close contact with one another, played a critical role in military and diplomatic interactions. The expansion of trade along the Thames, and the broadening power of the royal court led to a London property boom. 3.2 A sovereign's residence. 王宫 he lived for four years at the court of King Philip Example sentencesExamples Red deer, along with various wildfowl and fish, were all important elements in the menus of the royal court of Henry VIII. Delicacies such as kebabs and curries that were introduced to royal courts by the Moghuls have now been woven into the local cuisine. The re-established papacy soon transferred its court to the Vatican Palace. He also continued his law career taking up residence at the courts of Mainz before 1670. Europe was impressed by the splendours of the court of Versailles. Winter passed swiftly in the court of Charlemagne, for there was never any lack of amusements. Synonyms royal residence, palace, castle, manor, hall in France château in Italy palazzo in German-speaking countries schloss in Spain alcazar in Turkey, historical seraglio 4The qualified members of a company or a corporation. （公司的）董事（会），理事（会） Example sentencesExamples The decision on the succession rests with the nomination committee of the court of directors. Ordination must be conferred by a court of three, containing at least one ordained member. 4.1 A meeting of the members of a company or a corporation. （公司的）董事（会），理事（会） verb kɔːtkɔrt 1dated with object Be involved with (someone) romantically, with the intention of marrying. 〈旧〉向…求爱（或求婚） he was courting a girl from the neighbouring farm 他在追求相邻农场的一个女孩。 no object we went to the cinema when we were courting 我们恋爱时常去看电影。 Example sentencesExamples He shouldn't be courting her let alone possibly wanting to marry her. She watched her older sisters be courted and then married, and she began emulating them at an early age. I was attractive, at least that is what the suitors would say when they came with the intentions of courting me. I have to tell you, it worries me that you take care of such a beautiful girl, when you are courting my sister. Memories flood her mind bringing back images of the man who had once besotted her, courted her and married her, of the man who became her heart and soul. Synonyms go out together, go out, go with each other, keep company informal date, go steady 1.1 (of a male bird or other animal) try to attract (a mate). （雄鸟或其他动物）求（偶） Example sentencesExamples Along the way, the birds court and mate, thwart the red-tailed hawks, and breed. After the female moults the male then comes and courts the female and then deposits a spermatophore. Two percent of male ostriches ignore females and instead court other males with a lively dance. Smaller groups usually consist of an unmated female courted by unmated males. Males of both species readily courted females of both species. 2Pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favour. 向…献殷勤（以获支持或宠爱） Western politicians courted the leaders of the newly independent states 西方政客们向新独立国家的领导人大献殷勤。 Example sentencesExamples It is not, however, the job of a leader to court popularity, and certainly not in the complex area of drugs. I half-expected him to give each manatee a friendly slap across the back, he reminded me so much of a local politician courting his constituents. All the celebrity magazines have their stable of favourites, whom they court with pages and pages of glowing copy week in, week out. He has said nothing about the Republicans' actions in the election campaign because he does not want to alienate right-wing forces whose support he is courting. Even that campaign, which has benefited most from the anti-war position, has made no special attempt at courting the anti-globalization coalition. he has been actively courting trust members and numerous wealthy supporters of the team in recent days. The heritage is authentic: while the opportunist ploughboy was penning those lines, he was also courting the favour of every belted earl in the peerage. No politician will come courting us until I can say that we have several hundred thousand members. A spokesman denied the archbishop's action was a deliberate attempt to court conservative Catholics. In the early 1900s political parties courted the new immigrants, he said. More displays like last night's will court him no favours in Detroit or elsewhere. He had hoped to challenge her by courting black voters, but their support is split. They are openly courting the favours of imperialism. That is precisely the issue that has been raised by the National Party in its attempt to try to court votes. Conner had been the first, albeit a bit unknowingly, to come to the castle in an attempt to court her. A politician in her own right, she was courted by the Republicans to run for her late husband's senate seat. Central governments have courted them for support or tried to crush them. Their cowardly producers make a big deal out of courting our support and money, but they never deliver the goods. Now they've got the world's attention and are courted by the media and politicians. It has been decades since other world leaders have courted a pope so assiduously. Since joining the party on a promise of a junior ministerial post, he has assiduously courted his parliamentary colleagues and concentrated on building a support base among the membership. Synonyms curry favour with, make up to, play up to ingratiate oneself with, cultivate, seek the favour of, try to win over, try to get on the good side of be obsequious towards, grovel to, be servile towards, be sycophantic towards, kowtow to, pander to, abase oneself to, demean oneself to, bow and scrape to, prostrate oneself to, toady to, truckle to, dance attendance on, fawn on/over informal suck up to, crawl to, creep to, be all over, lick someone's boots, fall all over, rub up the right way, keep someone sweet, sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up North American brown-nose vulgar slang lick/kiss someone's arse archaic blandish 2.1 Try hard to win (favourable attention) 竭力争取（好感） he never had to court the approval of the political elite 他从来不必不遗余力地去赢得政治精英的赞许。 Example sentencesExamples If you have courted public attention then you have less ground to object to the intrusion which follows. Well, these bags have been courting attention this past fortnight or so. Having got their break, it wasn't long before the band was courting the attention of the Radio 1 DJ, who quickly got them in for a live session. A legal battle with those he has worked hard to court in the past? The financial group is also courting foreign strategic investment from an assortment of overseas institutions. Although noted for an ability to work outdoors amid crowds of spectators, he never courted attention. But let's not forget that she courted attention herself. Although happy to be given the retrospective collection, she didn't court the attention. It is he, not the Prime Minister, who must court attention ostentatiously. He studied Italian grammar to win the approval of the major in the hospital and courted the favor of Captain Paravicini. Publicity is not something he courts, the only recognition that really matters to him comes from those within the game. There was a time when controversy was never far from the all-rounder's door, though it was not courted deliberately. He has never courted approval, least of all affection, but has continued to stare straight ahead with his own goals always in view, to be attained in his way. Synonyms seek, try to obtain, pursue, go after, strive for, go for, push towards, work towards, be intent on, aim at/for, have as a goal, have as an objective, aspire to solicit, ask for 2.2 Risk incurring (misfortune) because of one's behaviour. 冒着遭受（不幸）的风险 he has often courted controversy 他不时招惹是非。 Example sentencesExamples In trying to persuade the audience of a perspective that could be viewed as favourable to Maori, he courts the risk of being judged as partial, radical or extreme. The group has courted controversy from the start. He refused to return to Napoli and moved back to Spain and then Argentina for a largely anonymous spell, before courting controversy again in another World Cup USA 1994. That said, his maverick tendencies are becoming almost a trademark of the man, and I'd wager a punt or two that he'll be courting controversy again before we next go to the polls. While traditionally rewarding, investing in shares courts risk. Though I knew I would be courting health risks, I decided there was only one way to find out: try it myself, and see what it did. He had a vision, and he courted peril in his attempt to take his dreams to market. They knew we had courted arrest and had no intentions of escaping. In his early years he was not averse to courting controversy and he played a major role in the Language Freedom Movement in the 1960s, which campaigned against compulsory Irish in schools. Only by courting controversy has she managed to enjoy the halogen warmth of media attention. The size and volume of forms and the amount of tax law an individual is expected to comprehend courts the risk that tax evasion will see a quantum leap. They have also courted controversy, particularly over the infamous deep-fat fryer scene. But public service broadcasting is about making mistakes, taking risks and courting unpopularity. However, I think I am hardly courting controversy if I say he is no oil painting. My feeling, swallowing sour grapes and all, is that he was probably courting controversy, and blog inches, in choosing a postmodern conceptual/performance artist. Recognised by critics as one of the most important talents in Scottish theatre, he has courted controversy with his subject matter and style. So he courted his own fate, he was tricked by an extremely sophisticated ruse and met his death. Her studies of pubescent girls and her pictures of her own children in provocative poses have courted controversy wherever they have been shown. This is referred to as ‘deliberately courting the risk’. The drug helps narcoleptics stay awake, but has courted controversy as the remedy of choice for jetsetters whose multi-timezone lifestyles get them down. Synonyms risk, invite, attract, provoke, be likely to cause, bring on oneself be likely to lead to Phrases go to court Take legal action. 进行法律诉讼，打官司 they will go to court to try to have the boundary changed Example sentencesExamples Now prior to him committing the offence and going to court, was it possible to get treatment for him? But is that an argument which is put by defence lawyers when these cases go to court? So too might going to court to obtain injunction to restrain continued threatened assault against you by your political opponent. She did not have the funds to take him to court and she saw no benefit in going to court after she got his sworn information. It is all about stopping the citizen from being armed with the resources to go to court to vindicate legal rights. In response he sought legal assistance and has gone to court over his benefits. And you've gone to court and filed the report? But few borrowers can afford the legal fees to go to court, or even realise that this right exists. However, they give useful practical guidance on a procedure to protect doctors without actually going to court. The point has never been legally challenged, but pro-hunt campaigners believe there is a case and have gone to court to seek a judicial review. have one's day in court Have a chance to make one's case in a court of law. victims of violence should have their day in court Example sentencesExamples He looks forward to the mayor having his day in court. We would insist on first having our day in court. A cat lover who dramatically defied bulldozers in an attempt to save felines from a condemned building has had her days in court. Now the pair are having their day in court. He said, you know, they have to have their day in court. Opponents of paperless voting machines are hoping to have their day in court. A businessman locked out of a Kaikohe building bought at a mortgagee sale two months ago will have his day in court today. Williams says he called Anderson numerous times pleading with her to withhold the mug shot till he could have his day in court. According to anti-Wal-Mart forces in Edgewood, they have won the right to have their day in court. The highest ranking soldier charged with abusing Iraqi detainees has his day in court also. in court Appearing as a party or an advocate in a court of law. 出庭 he has appeared in court charged with stealing twelve million pounds Example sentencesExamples He was arrested while getting on a plane to Thailand and later appeared in court. The two were also given punishment orders when they appeared in court for sentence. The long and short of it, is that he has to appear in court to answer the charge this week. She had not wanted to go to the police as she knew everything would come out in court. He was charged with breach of the peace, held overnight and appeared in court on Tuesday. There was uproar in court when the magistrates agreed to adjourn the case to a date yet to be fixed. The case was adjourned so that all three defendants could appear in court together. He was described in court by his own barrister as a social misfit, inept in the company of adults. The function of the Service is limited to the presentation of the case in court. It is odd that you can get an acquittal, without the defendant even having to appear in court. At the end of this month, he will appear in court in Edinburgh for the first sitting of his appeal. A man was arrested and appeared in court after a pedestrian and his terrier were killed. The doctor saw me hours after the incident and after I had been in court for this matter. He had expressed genuine remorse and it was doubtful he would be appearing in court again. She had been charged with perjury, after claiming in court she had never set foot in there. This document may be produced in court as evidence to identify the owner or driver of the vehicle. He is extremely upset and his outbursts in court have demonstrated the degree of that upset. He pleaded not guilty, forcing the girl to undergo the trauma of giving evidence in court. There also are strict rules for the order in which evidence is presented in court. No court was in session on that day because no judge or justice of the peace was in court. out of court 1Before a legal hearing can take place. 在庭外，私下 they are trying to settle the squabble out of court 他们正试图私下解决争端。 as modifier an out-of-court settlement 庭外和解。 Example sentencesExamples Their plan: urge litigants to skip expensive trials and to settle out of court with the help of mediators. One of the things the legal group has been working on is the encouragement of out of court settlements in legal disputes. If possible, the national church would prefer to resolve these disputes out of court. The settlement was agreed out of court and approved by a judge at the High Court in Manchester. I think the right thing to do is what I suggested a moment ago, namely, read the cases out of court and give you an answer in writing. The defendant adamantly refused to settle out of court and the case went to arbitration. The case was settled out of court for $2.2 million plus legal fees. However, I chose not to give all my money fighting in the courts and settled out of court. However an out of court settlement brought a holt to proceedings the following year. Unfortunately, it was settled out of court and the settlement wasn't made public. A number of lawsuits have been settled out of court in America. One consequence of defining the offence so widely is that reliance is placed on prosecutorial discretion to keep minor incidents out of court. In most such cases, complaints are settled out of court and writs are not issued. Both involved newspapers and were settled out of court, resulting in no case law. He threatened legal action but an out of court settlement was reached. We can be of assistance out of court, and especially while they're waiting for verdicts and those sort of things if they're on bail and outside. Her mother's lawsuit resulted in a massive out of court settlement paid by the gun retailer. However he fell out with his backers, which led to an out of court settlement. Here she is hoping the campaign doesn't get too dirty, here she is libelling her opponent and paying an out of court settlement, and here she is repeating the libel. Three of the plaintiffs reached settlements of their cases out of court. 2Not worthy of consideration. 不屑一顾；不值得考虑 the price would put it out of court for most private buyers 这个价格会使大部分私人买主望而却步。 pay court to Pay flattering attention to (someone) in order to win favour. 向…献殷勤（以获支持或宠爱） statesmen came to pay the king court and ask for alliances Example sentencesExamples He does not tell the women he pays court to in England about his forlorn Irish sweetheart. Like so many others, he paid court to her and would've done anything she asked - which includes getting the drugs she needed to sustain her addiction. Nevertheless, he does observe that some British leaders ‘procured the friendship of Caesar Augustus by sending embassies, and by paying court to him’. How could Alicia be attracted to that scar-faced, silent, sullen boy when a man of his calibre was paying court to her? Meanwhile he is paying court to Isabelle over the weekend, hoping to carve out his own share of her family's fortune. Otherwise, I should think I were paying court to a veritable shrew. Voltaire learnt from this mistake, and preferred to pay court to the other great enlightened despot of the age, Catherine II of Russia, from a safe distance and only in writing. Quirinius prudently paid court to Tiberius on Rhodes, succeeded Marcus Lollius as supervisor of Gaius Caesar, and shortly after married Aemilia Lepida, a descendant of Sulla and Pompey. He paid court to numbers of well educated and potentially well set-up women many years his junior - sometimes to the horror of their parents. I was meaning to ask you if he already began paying court to you. Synonyms homage, deference, obedience, suit, courtship, blandishments, respects, attention, addresses woo, go out with, be involved with, be romantically linked with, pursue, run after, chase, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with Origin Middle English: from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- 'yard or retinue'. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer. Compare with cohort. Rhymes abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought noun.1 phr. Definition of court in US English: court nounkɔrtkôrt 1A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases. （民事或刑事案件中由法官主持的）全体法官（或审判员）；法院；法庭，审判庭 she will take the matter to court 她会将此事诉诸法庭。 as modifier a court case a settlement was reached during the first sitting of the court 第一次开庭就达成了和解。 Example sentencesExamples The Supreme Court once again overturned the lower court's decision last year. Many final decisions are made by court rulings, which further delays the process. Acts done in the course of such operations are not justiciable and the courts of law cannot take cognizance of them. It must be remembered that most criminals are convicted in our courts of law, by circumstantial evidence. Even in a court of law the judge accepts my expert witness opinion without adulteration or hesitation, and you are not beyond the courts. In our courts of law when a judge employs a jury, he or she tells them to decide based on probability, based on the evidence presented. Mental health professionals are often called as expert witnesses in court proceedings with children. By June this year, the Task Force had successfully commenced 17 criminal prosecutions in the courts of law with only three of the prosecuted cases falling through. Anything you say can and will be used in court against you in the court of law. The trial in the court of public opinion is no different than a trial in front of a jury in a court of law. Wakefield magistrates' court was told he had no previous convictions. And she, too, faces the prospect of incarceration after the court hearing. In 1996, a federal district court ruled that such inequities do exist. They're going to allow past cases to be brought into the court proceedings. It is inherent in the proper conduct of judicial proceedings in a court of law. But, in any case, the court's jurisdiction will not be retrospective. Therefore, the court of public opinion is more harsh in judgment than the court of law. Whatever state supreme courts decide, their verdicts could not be appealed to a federal tribunal. Pupils and parents attended a high court hearing in April. The two cases of the supreme court heard today were cases in point. Hundreds of thousands of right-wing Orthodox attend rallies to protest the supreme court's decisions. It cannot properly fulfil this dual function if it confines itself like a court of law to adjudicating on pleaded points. Synonyms court of law, law court, bench, bar, court of justice, judicature, tribunal, forum, chancery, assizes 1.1 The place where a court meets. 法庭；法院 Example sentencesExamples A man who attacked a prison officer while in a court dock has been jailed for three months. He also said that the security measures in the court buildings would be tightened. There would also be increased armed protection of possible targets, including barriers at government offices, courts and other sensitive buildings. In the escort service, the police's main role was to supervise the transfer of remand prisoners between police stations and courts. The teenager hid his face from the media when he was released from the back of the court building and taken away by police. The three men thanked jurors individually as the 11 women and one man left the court building, then they went off to celebrate. Wiltshire County Council closed the courts building in the mid-1980s and sold it off to a local property development company, Davis and Dyke. Visits to police stations, jails, courts and offices of the Human Rights Commission and Women's Commission will be part of the functions. Fed-up court officials refused to accept prisoners after they were brought to the court building late. The temperature in the rooms of the court building is usually set as low as 16 degrees Celsius. He parked his Honda in the Bridge Street car park, close to the court building, but a delay in the case slowed his return by more than an hour. Eight are held in a new prison complex next to the court buildings. Scores of journalists, mainly Spanish and British, converged on the court building. It was at this point it became apparent that the case was about to collapse - although the jury was not even in the court building. More than 500 people have visited the hall during a series of open days and given their views on what the Grade II listed building and former courts should be used for. Following the announcement of the court's decision, violence erupted outside the court building. A man who tried to enter a court building with a knife may be sent to prison. Police said a man suspected of trying to attack Burrell in the court building's foyer was arrested. I met Catherine at the courts after lunch, both of us dreading the hours of grading and drills. 1.2the court The judge or judges presiding at a court. Example sentencesExamples A minimum of 60 ratifications is required to establish the 18-judge court at The Hague. 2A quadrangular area, either open or covered, marked out for ball games such as tennis or basketball. （网球或软式墙网球等露天或室内的）球场 I prefer an indoor court Example sentencesExamples The whole court was surrounded by fans, half for the East, half for the North. The ornamented gatehouse, garden, and royal tennis court further enhanced this favourite seat of the Scottish monarchs. As well as the 150 capacity clubhouse and four new changing rooms, the club is building two new netball courts which can also be used as hard court training for the rugby sides. It was basically a basketball court surrounded by some brick steps and arches. A sports science and psychology building would be built on the site of the existing swimming pool, health centre and squash courts, with a third building behind. The hotel has it's own private beach, gym, tennis squash and badminton courts. The 27 acres of grounds of Stainrigg include lawns surrounded by trees, a walled garden as well as a croquet lawn and a boule court. The building is being converted into a sports centre, with six squash courts, a gymnasium, sauna, lounges and bar and a sports shop in the foyer. 42m shopping area and a newly-refurbished leisure centre that boasts squash courts, a coffee bar and a crèche. While living in the village he played a major part in helping to build the Tennis Club courts and also the Bowling Club's green. But games aren't played on paper, they're played in arenas and on courts surrounding by 3000 rabid screaming fans. The Centre has four squash courts and also boasts saunas, a steam room and sunbeds, a crèche, a gym and an aerobics studio. The original sauna and jacuzzi in a turret have remained, alongside a swimming pool and clay tennis court. Exercise facilities, indoor pool, squash and racquetball courts, and aerobic classes. It also boasts a sauna, massage rooms, a hydrotherapy pool, weight room, squash, and basketball courts and a cafeteria for the players. After 12 months, we will convert the asphalt area into tennis and netball courts. Leisure facilities include gym, spa (with sauna and steam bath), jogging track, tennis and squash courts. He shook his head and ran to the other side of the basketball court outside his building to go retrieve his ball. The upper levels of ball courts and exercise rooms surround the pool's large volume, looking out onto it through glazed walls. The basketball courts were surrounded by a high fence, with only one entrance on the field side. Synonyms playing area, enclosure, field, ground, ring, rink, green, alley, stadium, track, arena 2.1 A quadrangular area surrounded by a building or group of buildings. 庭院，院子，大院 Example sentencesExamples The most important room on view is the Harem, a compound of around 300 shining tiled chambers on several levels, connected by arcaded courts and fountain gardens. Surrounded by a broad moat, the palace buildings are arranged around a great inner court. Traditional Cambridge colleges, modelled on monastic cloisters, consist of courts surrounded by walls of individual rooms. Vaulted archways lead to shaded courts, while gardens surround the buildings on all sides. A court surrounded by a wall of individual rooms was the generating idea of the building. The rhythm of its open colonnade is echoed in that of the hall across the court. The idea is for a public museum to open in the old police station, cells and Victorian court in the historic Grade I listed building. The sun shone brightly through the spreading leaves of the oak trees that surrounded the court. Synonyms yard, courtyard, quadrangle, square, close, enclosure, precinct, esplanade 2.2 A subdivision of a building, usually a large hall extending to the ceiling with galleries and staircases. Example sentencesExamples One treks through labyrinthine passages to discrete galleries and courts, even to the stacks and aisles of the Carnegie Library within the complex. The museum comprises a torso of galleries linked to a smaller head of entrance court and offices. When visitors now enter the building the vista continues across the daylit central court into the rear garden. 3The establishment, retinue, and courtiers of a sovereign. 朝臣，侍臣 the emperor is shown with his court 皇帝和他的大臣们一起出现了。 Example sentencesExamples Roland Dee dealt in textiles and, in addition, was a gentleman sewer at the court of Henry VIII. The royal court was obsessed with following the French style in all matters of fashion, decor and food. The cult of St George was nurtured at the court of Edward III and the saint became a divine protector of English soldiers in battle. In 1856, during a stay in London, he sold 31 pictures to the royal household and court. His disdain for our countrymen at the court of Queen Anne was almost pathological. He was an honoured Christian poet in the court of the Umayyads and an ardent propagandist of this dynasty. The most interesting aspect of the show is the use of the court jester. Their vivid, jewel-like tones were well suited to the tastes of the Mughal court. Gone is the raconteur and court jester rolled into one big loveable package. He had determined to rule England from his court and household, and not through the nobility. In early medieval times, the court, or household, was the centre of government. Maurice's grandson William was educated at the royal court along with King Henry VIII. All these tombs had been laid out to a single design, a unified architectural conception of the king surrounded by his court, in death as in life. The king and his court, with the royal family and household at its centre, were the focus and fulcrum of English government and politics. Rather than being written out of society, they were given prestigious positions in temples, at court or in wealthy households. Its title character moves from the endangered household of Princess Elizabeth to the unhappy court of Queen Mary. She often danced for the court at Versailles and Fontainebleau. Synonyms royal household, establishment, retinue, entourage, train, suite, escort, company, attendant company, staff, personnel, cortège, following, bodyguard 3.1 A sovereign and his or her councilors, constituting a ruling power. 朝廷；宫廷 relations between the king and the imperial court 国王和朝廷的关系。 Example sentencesExamples The expansion of trade along the Thames, and the broadening power of the royal court led to a London property boom. The palace courts, whose rulers were in close contact with one another, played a critical role in military and diplomatic interactions. He was a leading figure at the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Leonardo clearly believed that wealth, patronage, and political power lay in the courts to the east of mainland Europe. The court surrounded and, to some extent, protected the ruler. A year later, just 25, he was sent to the Tsarist court as British Vice-Consul to Moscow. There he stood, bowing politely like a grand Lord at the court of an Empress. The figure on the right is Jean de Dinteville, the French ambassador to the English court of Henry VIII. They also transacted business for the imperial court and were awarded ranks and privileges. Bismarck rushed from Paris, where he represented Prussia at the court of Napoleon III. The king had been surrounded by a hostile court, treated badly, and kept from exercising power. Chandu Shah, a Banker of Delhi, wielded a lot of influence at the Mughal court. Provincial life was left to the dominance of the ennobled office-holders of the sovereign courts. Though the aristocracy had been abolished by his father, Reza, the shah had reintroduced a court largely without titles. The court and the royal entourage were the great centres of power. 3.2 A sovereign's residence. 王宫 Example sentencesExamples Winter passed swiftly in the court of Charlemagne, for there was never any lack of amusements. The re-established papacy soon transferred its court to the Vatican Palace. Delicacies such as kebabs and curries that were introduced to royal courts by the Moghuls have now been woven into the local cuisine. Red deer, along with various wildfowl and fish, were all important elements in the menus of the royal court of Henry VIII. He also continued his law career taking up residence at the courts of Mainz before 1670. Europe was impressed by the splendours of the court of Versailles. Synonyms royal residence, palace, castle, manor, hall verbkɔrtkôrt [with object]dated 1Be involved with romantically, typically with the intention of marrying. 〈旧〉向…求爱（或求婚） he was courting a girl from the neighboring farm 他在追求相邻农场的一个女孩。 no object we went to the movies when we were courting 我们恋爱时常去看电影。 Example sentencesExamples I was attractive, at least that is what the suitors would say when they came with the intentions of courting me. She watched her older sisters be courted and then married, and she began emulating them at an early age. I have to tell you, it worries me that you take care of such a beautiful girl, when you are courting my sister. He shouldn't be courting her let alone possibly wanting to marry her. Memories flood her mind bringing back images of the man who had once besotted her, courted her and married her, of the man who became her heart and soul. Synonyms woo, go out with, be involved with, be romantically linked with, pursue, run after, chase, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with go out together, go out, go with each other, keep company 1.1 (of a male bird or other animal) try to attract (a mate). （雄鸟或其他动物）求（偶） Example sentencesExamples Smaller groups usually consist of an unmated female courted by unmated males. After the female moults the male then comes and courts the female and then deposits a spermatophore. Along the way, the birds court and mate, thwart the red-tailed hawks, and breed. Males of both species readily courted females of both species. Two percent of male ostriches ignore females and instead court other males with a lively dance. 1.2 Pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favor. 向…献殷勤（以获支持或宠爱） Western politicians courted the leaders of the newly independent states 西方政客们向新独立国家的领导人大献殷勤。 Example sentencesExamples All the celebrity magazines have their stable of favourites, whom they court with pages and pages of glowing copy week in, week out. he has been actively courting trust members and numerous wealthy supporters of the team in recent days. In the early 1900s political parties courted the new immigrants, he said. The heritage is authentic: while the opportunist ploughboy was penning those lines, he was also courting the favour of every belted earl in the peerage. He had hoped to challenge her by courting black voters, but their support is split. A politician in her own right, she was courted by the Republicans to run for her late husband's senate seat. They are openly courting the favours of imperialism. No politician will come courting us until I can say that we have several hundred thousand members. That is precisely the issue that has been raised by the National Party in its attempt to try to court votes. Now they've got the world's attention and are courted by the media and politicians. More displays like last night's will court him no favours in Detroit or elsewhere. Since joining the party on a promise of a junior ministerial post, he has assiduously courted his parliamentary colleagues and concentrated on building a support base among the membership. Their cowardly producers make a big deal out of courting our support and money, but they never deliver the goods. I half-expected him to give each manatee a friendly slap across the back, he reminded me so much of a local politician courting his constituents. A spokesman denied the archbishop's action was a deliberate attempt to court conservative Catholics. Central governments have courted them for support or tried to crush them. Conner had been the first, albeit a bit unknowingly, to come to the castle in an attempt to court her. It is not, however, the job of a leader to court popularity, and certainly not in the complex area of drugs. He has said nothing about the Republicans' actions in the election campaign because he does not want to alienate right-wing forces whose support he is courting. It has been decades since other world leaders have courted a pope so assiduously. Even that campaign, which has benefited most from the anti-war position, has made no special attempt at courting the anti-globalization coalition. Synonyms curry favour with, make up to, play up to 1.3 Go to great lengths to win (favorable attention) 竭力争取（好感） he never had to court the approval of the political elite 他从来不必不遗余力地去赢得政治精英的赞许。 Example sentencesExamples But let's not forget that she courted attention herself. If you have courted public attention then you have less ground to object to the intrusion which follows. He studied Italian grammar to win the approval of the major in the hospital and courted the favor of Captain Paravicini. Publicity is not something he courts, the only recognition that really matters to him comes from those within the game. He has never courted approval, least of all affection, but has continued to stare straight ahead with his own goals always in view, to be attained in his way. It is he, not the Prime Minister, who must court attention ostentatiously. The financial group is also courting foreign strategic investment from an assortment of overseas institutions. Well, these bags have been courting attention this past fortnight or so. There was a time when controversy was never far from the all-rounder's door, though it was not courted deliberately. Although noted for an ability to work outdoors amid crowds of spectators, he never courted attention. Although happy to be given the retrospective collection, she didn't court the attention. A legal battle with those he has worked hard to court in the past? Having got their break, it wasn't long before the band was courting the attention of the Radio 1 DJ, who quickly got them in for a live session. Synonyms seek, try to obtain, pursue, go after, strive for, go for, push towards, work towards, be intent on, aim at, aim for, have as a goal, have as an objective, aspire to 1.4 Risk incurring (misfortune) because of the way one behaves. 冒着遭受（不幸）的风险 he has often courted controversy 他不时招惹是非。 Example sentencesExamples In trying to persuade the audience of a perspective that could be viewed as favourable to Maori, he courts the risk of being judged as partial, radical or extreme. While traditionally rewarding, investing in shares courts risk. In his early years he was not averse to courting controversy and he played a major role in the Language Freedom Movement in the 1960s, which campaigned against compulsory Irish in schools. My feeling, swallowing sour grapes and all, is that he was probably courting controversy, and blog inches, in choosing a postmodern conceptual/performance artist. The drug helps narcoleptics stay awake, but has courted controversy as the remedy of choice for jetsetters whose multi-timezone lifestyles get them down. This is referred to as ‘deliberately courting the risk’. Recognised by critics as one of the most important talents in Scottish theatre, he has courted controversy with his subject matter and style. That said, his maverick tendencies are becoming almost a trademark of the man, and I'd wager a punt or two that he'll be courting controversy again before we next go to the polls. They have also courted controversy, particularly over the infamous deep-fat fryer scene. But public service broadcasting is about making mistakes, taking risks and courting unpopularity. Her studies of pubescent girls and her pictures of her own children in provocative poses have courted controversy wherever they have been shown. Though I knew I would be courting health risks, I decided there was only one way to find out: try it myself, and see what it did. However, I think I am hardly courting controversy if I say he is no oil painting. He had a vision, and he courted peril in his attempt to take his dreams to market. The size and volume of forms and the amount of tax law an individual is expected to comprehend courts the risk that tax evasion will see a quantum leap. So he courted his own fate, he was tricked by an extremely sophisticated ruse and met his death. The group has courted controversy from the start. They knew we had courted arrest and had no intentions of escaping. Only by courting controversy has she managed to enjoy the halogen warmth of media attention. He refused to return to Napoli and moved back to Spain and then Argentina for a largely anonymous spell, before courting controversy again in another World Cup USA 1994. Synonyms risk, invite, attract, provoke, be likely to cause, bring on oneself Phrases go to court Take legal action. 进行法律诉讼，打官司 Example sentencesExamples However, they give useful practical guidance on a procedure to protect doctors without actually going to court. But is that an argument which is put by defence lawyers when these cases go to court? Now prior to him committing the offence and going to court, was it possible to get treatment for him? And you've gone to court and filed the report? The point has never been legally challenged, but pro-hunt campaigners believe there is a case and have gone to court to seek a judicial review. But few borrowers can afford the legal fees to go to court, or even realise that this right exists. She did not have the funds to take him to court and she saw no benefit in going to court after she got his sworn information. So too might going to court to obtain injunction to restrain continued threatened assault against you by your political opponent. In response he sought legal assistance and has gone to court over his benefits. It is all about stopping the citizen from being armed with the resources to go to court to vindicate legal rights. in court Appearing as a party or an attorney in a court of law. 出庭 Example sentencesExamples No court was in session on that day because no judge or justice of the peace was in court. She had not wanted to go to the police as she knew everything would come out in court. The long and short of it, is that he has to appear in court to answer the charge this week. A man was arrested and appeared in court after a pedestrian and his terrier were killed. He pleaded not guilty, forcing the girl to undergo the trauma of giving evidence in court. She had been charged with perjury, after claiming in court she had never set foot in there. He was arrested while getting on a plane to Thailand and later appeared in court. There also are strict rules for the order in which evidence is presented in court. The case was adjourned so that all three defendants could appear in court together. The doctor saw me hours after the incident and after I had been in court for this matter. It is odd that you can get an acquittal, without the defendant even having to appear in court. He had expressed genuine remorse and it was doubtful he would be appearing in court again. The two were also given punishment orders when they appeared in court for sentence. At the end of this month, he will appear in court in Edinburgh for the first sitting of his appeal. He was described in court by his own barrister as a social misfit, inept in the company of adults. There was uproar in court when the magistrates agreed to adjourn the case to a date yet to be fixed. This document may be produced in court as evidence to identify the owner or driver of the vehicle. He is extremely upset and his outbursts in court have demonstrated the degree of that upset. The function of the Service is limited to the presentation of the case in court. He was charged with breach of the peace, held overnight and appeared in court on Tuesday. out of court 1Before a legal hearing can take place. 在庭外，私下 they are trying to settle the squabble out of court 他们正试图私下解决争端。 as modifier an out-of-court settlement 庭外和解。 Example sentencesExamples The case was settled out of court for $2.2 million plus legal fees. In most such cases, complaints are settled out of court and writs are not issued. Their plan: urge litigants to skip expensive trials and to settle out of court with the help of mediators. Her mother's lawsuit resulted in a massive out of court settlement paid by the gun retailer. One consequence of defining the offence so widely is that reliance is placed on prosecutorial discretion to keep minor incidents out of court. Three of the plaintiffs reached settlements of their cases out of court. A number of lawsuits have been settled out of court in America. However, I chose not to give all my money fighting in the courts and settled out of court. The defendant adamantly refused to settle out of court and the case went to arbitration. However he fell out with his backers, which led to an out of court settlement. I think the right thing to do is what I suggested a moment ago, namely, read the cases out of court and give you an answer in writing. Unfortunately, it was settled out of court and the settlement wasn't made public. Both involved newspapers and were settled out of court, resulting in no case law. We can be of assistance out of court, and especially while they're waiting for verdicts and those sort of things if they're on bail and outside. However an out of court settlement brought a holt to proceedings the following year. He threatened legal action but an out of court settlement was reached. Here she is hoping the campaign doesn't get too dirty, here she is libelling her opponent and paying an out of court settlement, and here she is repeating the libel. One of the things the legal group has been working on is the encouragement of out of court settlements in legal disputes. The settlement was agreed out of court and approved by a judge at the High Court in Manchester. If possible, the national church would prefer to resolve these disputes out of court. 2Treated as impossible or not worthy of consideration. 不屑一顾；不值得考虑 the price would put it out of court for most private buyers 这个价格会使大部分私人买主望而却步。 pay court to Pay flattering attention to someone in order to win favor. 奉承；讨好；向…献殷勤 Example sentencesExamples He paid court to numbers of well educated and potentially well set-up women many years his junior - sometimes to the horror of their parents. How could Alicia be attracted to that scar-faced, silent, sullen boy when a man of his calibre was paying court to her? Meanwhile he is paying court to Isabelle over the weekend, hoping to carve out his own share of her family's fortune. Like so many others, he paid court to her and would've done anything she asked - which includes getting the drugs she needed to sustain her addiction. Quirinius prudently paid court to Tiberius on Rhodes, succeeded Marcus Lollius as supervisor of Gaius Caesar, and shortly after married Aemilia Lepida, a descendant of Sulla and Pompey. He does not tell the women he pays court to in England about his forlorn Irish sweetheart. Voltaire learnt from this mistake, and preferred to pay court to the other great enlightened despot of the age, Catherine II of Russia, from a safe distance and only in writing. Otherwise, I should think I were paying court to a veritable shrew. I was meaning to ask you if he already began paying court to you. Nevertheless, he does observe that some British leaders ‘procured the friendship of Caesar Augustus by sending embassies, and by paying court to him’. Synonyms homage, deference, obedience, suit, courtship, blandishments, respects, attention, addresses woo, go out with, be involved with, be romantically linked with, pursue, run after, chase, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with Origin Middle English: from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘yard or retinue’. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer. Compare with cohort. noun.1 phr.
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