| 单词 | courtship |
| 释义 | courtship (kɔːʳtʃɪp ) Word forms: courtships 1. variable noun Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which two people are courting. [old-fashioned] They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school. After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal. Synonyms: wooing, courting, suit, romance 2. uncountable noun The courtship of male and female animals is their behaviour before they have sex. Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male. ...elaborate courtship dances. Collocations: courtship ritual They put the two together for their courtship ritual. Times, Sunday Times They're doing it because they believe it's part of the courtship ritual. Times, Sunday Times One might expect a polite courtship ritual from aristocracy. Times, Sunday Times The courtship ritual can be repeated several times over a couple of hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lizards who act out the courtship ritual have greater fecundity than those kept in isolation, due to the increase in hormones that accompanies the mounting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Last week's news of the royal engagement made me think a lot about relationships, especially ones with a long courtship. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It was a long courtship. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The pair began a long courtship which survived extended periods apart. The Sun (2012) |
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