| 单词 | court |
| 释义 | court /kawrt, kohrt/, n. 1. Law. a. a place where justice is administered. b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. c. a session of a judicial assembly. 2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely surrounded by buildings, walls, etc. 3. a high interior usually having a glass roof and surrounded by several stories of galleries or the like. 4. Chiefly Irish. a stately dwelling. 5. a short street. 6. a smooth, level quadrangle on which to play tennis, basketball, etc. 7. one of the divisions of such an area. 8. the residence of a sovereign or other high dignitary; palace. 9. a sovereign's or dignitary's retinue. 10. a sovereign and councilors as the political rulers of a state. 11. a formal assembly held by a sovereign. 12. homage paid, as to a king. 13. special or devoted attention in order to win favor, affection, etc.: to pay court to the king. 14. the body of qualified members of a corporation, council, board, etc. 15. a branch or lodge of a fraternal society. 16. Animal Behav. a. an area where animals of a particular species gather to display. b. the group of insects, as honeybees, surrounding the queen; retinue. 17. hold court, a. to have a formal assembly of a judicial tribunal or one held by a sovereign. b. to be surrounded by one's disciples or admirers, giving advice, exchanging gossip, receiving compliments, etc. 18. out of court, a. without a legal hearing; privately: The case will be settled out of court. b. out of the question; undeserving of discussion: This wild scheme is entirely out of court. v.t. 19. to try to win the favor, preference, or goodwill of: to court the rich. 20. to seek the affections of; woo. 21. (of animals) to attempt to attract (a mate) by engaging in certain species-specific behaviors. 22. to attempt to gain (applause, favor, a decision, etc.). 23. to hold out inducements to; invite. 24. to act in such a manner as to cause, lead to, or provoke: to court disaster by reckless driving. v.i. 25. to seek another's love; woo. 26. (of animals) to engage in certain species-specific behaviors in order to attract individuals of the opposite sex for mating. [1125-75; ME co(u)rt < AF, OF < L cohort- (s. of cohors) farmyard; see COHORT] |
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