court
n
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(a) [C, U] place where trials or other law cases are held 法庭; 法院: a `court-room 法庭
a `magistrate's court 地方法院
a crown `court (英格蘭及威爾士的)地方刑事法院
a court of assize, a court of quarter-sessions, ie courts in England and Wales before 1971 巡回法庭、 季審法院(1971年以前英格蘭及威爾士的法院)
a (military or naval) court of inquiry, ie one that deals with cases of indiscipline, etc (陸軍或海軍的)調查法庭(負責審理違紀等案件)
The prisoner was brought to court for trial. 囚犯被提到法庭受審.
She had to appear in court to give evidence. 她須出庭作證.
[attrib 作定語]
a court usher, reporter 法院傳達員、 書記員
The case was settled out of court, ie was settled without the need for it to be tried in court. 此案已在庭外和解.
an out-of-court settlement 庭外和解.
(b) the court [sing]
people present in a court-room, esp those who administer justice 出庭人員; (尤指)審判人員
The court rose (ie stood up) as the judge entered. 法官出庭時全體到庭人員起立.
Please tell the court all you know. 請把你所知道的一切告訴本庭審判人員. Cf 參看 lawcourt (law).
2 (often 常作 Court)
(a) [C, U] official residence of a sovereign 宮廷; 朝廷
the Court of St James, ie the court of the British sovereign 英國宮廷
She had been received at all the courts of Europe. 她曾獲歐洲各君主召見.
be presented at court, ie make one's first official appearance at the sovereign's court 初次覲見君主
[attrib 作定語]
the court jester 宮廷中的小丑.
(b) the court [sing]
(institution consisting of the) sovereign and all his or her advisers, officials, family, etc 宮廷; 朝廷
The court moves to the country in the summer. 夏天王室上下都移居到鄉下去.
3 [C] (sport 體) indoor or outdoor space marked out for tennis or similar ball games (網球等的室內或室外)球場
a `tennis/`squash court 網球[壁球]場
Do you prefer grass or hard courts? 你喜歡草地球場還是硬地球場?
Players must behave well on court. 比賽者應該遵守場上規則. =>illus at tennis 見tennis之插圖.
4 (also `courtyard) [C]
unroofed space partially or completely enclosed by walls or buildings, eg in a castle or an old inn; the buildings around such a space 庭院, 院子, 天井(如城堡或古時客棧中的); 庭院周圍的建筑物.
5 (idm 習語) the ball is in sb's/one's court => ball1. go to court (over sth) apply to have a case heard and decided by a court of law 起訴; 打官司. hold `court entertain visitors, admirers, etc 接待來訪者、 敬慕者等
The film star held court in the hotel lobby. 這位電影明星在旅館的大廳里接見了影迷. laugh sb/sth out of court => laugh. pay court to sb => pay2. put sth out of `court make sth not worthy of consideration 使某事物不被重視
The sheer cost of the scheme puts it right out of court. 這一方案所需費用龐大, 不值得考慮. take sb to `court make a charge against sb, to be settled in court; prosecute sb 起訴某人; 控告某人
I took her to court for repayment of the debt. 我為索取債務而起訴她.
court v
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(a) [Tn] (dated 舊) (of a man) try to win the affections of (a woman), with a view to marriage (指男子)向(女子)獻殷勤; 向(女子)求愛或求婚
He had been courting Jane for six months. 他追求簡已有六個月之久.
(b) [I] (esp dated 尤作舊) spend time together, with a view to marriage 談情說愛; 談戀愛
The two have been courting for a year. 兩人戀愛已有一年之久.
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法庭,宮庭,朝庭中需要奉承與討好,以求得寵幸 網友: 補充:
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*[k?:t]n. 法院, 庭院, 奉承vt. 獻殷勤, 追求, 招致vi. 求愛【法】 法院, 法庭, 審判庭相關詞組: go to court hold a court out of court put oneself out of court take someone to court pay court to court sb's approval
?? 同為「高中」詞匯
deadadj. 死去的;完全的;無感覺的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;絕對;極度;
n. 死者;(死一樣的)寂靜;極寒時候;