单词 | court |
释义 | Word Frequency court(kɔːt) noun 1. an area of ground wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings 2. British (capital when part of a name) a. a block of flats Selwyn Court b. a mansion or country house c. a short street, sometimes closed at one end 3. a space inside a building, sometimes surrounded with galleries 4. a. the residence, retinues, or household of a sovereign or nobleman b. (as modifier) a court ball 5. a sovereign or noble and his or her retinue, advisers, etc 6. any formal assembly, reception, etc, held by a sovereign or noble with his or her courtiers 7. homage, flattering attention, or amorous approaches (esp in the phrase pay court to someone) 8. law a. an authority having power to adjudicate in civil, criminal, military, or ecclesiastical matters b. the regular sitting of such a judicial authority c. the room or building in which such a tribunal sits 9. a. a marked outdoor or enclosed area used for any of various ball games, such as tennis, squash, etc b. a marked section of such an area the service court 10. a. the board of directors or council of a corporation, company, etc b. mainly British the supreme council of some universities 11. a branch of any of several friendly societies 12. go to court 13. hold court 14. out of court 15. the ball is in your court verb 16. to attempt to gain the love of (someone); woo 17. (transitive) to pay attention to (someone) in order to gain favour 18. (transitive) to try to obtain (fame, honour, etc) 19. (transitive) to invite, usually foolishly, as by taking risks to court disaster 20. old-fashioned to be conducting a serious emotional relationship usually leading to marriage Word origin C12: from Old French, from Latin cohors cohortWord Frequency Court(kɔːt) noun Margaret (née Smith). born 1942, Australian tennis player, winner of a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles: Australian Open champion 1960–66, 1969–71, and 1973; US Open champion 1962, 1965, 1969–70, and 1973; Wimbledon champion 1963, 1965, and 1970; French Open champion 1962, 1965, 1969–70, and 1973 |
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