court

1. N-COUNT A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate. 法庭[oft n N, N n, also 'in/at' N]

At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!

照这样下去，我们可能会在离婚法庭上对簿公堂！

...a county court judge. …一名县法院的法官。

2. N-COUNT You can refer to the people in a court, especially the judge, jury, or magistrates, as a court. (一次开庭的) 全体审判人员

A court at Tampa, Florida has convicted five officials on charges of handling millions of dollars earned from illegal drug deals. 佛罗里达州坦帕市的一个法庭宣布被指控通过非法毒品买卖获取上百万美元的5名官员罪名成立。

3. N-COUNT A court is an area in which you play a game such as tennis, basketball, badminton, or squash. 球场[usu supp N, also 'on/off' N]

The hotel has several tennis and squash courts. 该旅馆有几个网球场和壁球场。

4. N-COUNT The court of a king or queen is the place where he or she lives and carries out ceremonial or administrative duties. 王宫

She came to visit England, where she was presented at the court of James I. 她来访问英格兰，在詹姆斯一世的王宫受到了接见。

5. PHRASE If you go to court or take someone to court, you take legal action against them. 起诉

They have received at least twenty thousand dollars each but went to court to demand more. 他们每人至少已经得到了两万美元，但还起诉以求得到更多。

6. PHRASE If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law. 不经法院庭审的

The Government is anxious to keep the whole case out of court. 政府急于把整个案子庭外了结。

PHRASE

1. V-T To court a particular person, group, or country means to try to please them or improve your relations with them, often so that they will do something that you want them to do. 讨好; 取悦[journalism]

Both Democratic and Republican parties are courting former supporters of Ross Perot. 民主党和共和党都在讨好以前罗斯·佩罗的支持者。

2. V-T If you court something such as publicity or popularity, you try to attract it. 设法获得

Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive. 花了一生的时间狂热地追求出名之后，保罗突然变得遮遮掩掩起来了。

3. V-T If you court something unpleasant such as disaster or unpopularity, you act in a way that makes it likely to happen. 招致

If he thinks he can remain in power by force, he is courting disaster. 如果他认为可以通过武力维持权力的话，那就是在招灾惹祸。

4. V-RECIP If you are courting someone of the opposite sex, you spend a lot of time with them, because you are intending to get married. You can also say that a man and a woman are courting. 对…求爱; 谈恋爱[老式]

I was courting Billy at 19 and married him when I was 21. 我19岁时和比利谈恋爱，21岁时嫁给了他。