单词 | courted |
释义 | court1 of 2noun ˈkȯrt plural courts often attributive 1 a : the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary riding to the king's court b : a sovereign's formal assembly of councillors and officers The king held a general court. c : the sovereign and officers and advisers who are the governing power The court has decided against the alliance. d : the family and retinue of a sovereign The court enjoyed the tournament. e : a reception held by a sovereign 2 a(1) : a manor house or large building surrounded by usually enclosed grounds Hampton Court (2) : motel b : an open space enclosed wholly or partly by buildings or circumscribed by a single building the court at the center of the palace c : a quadrangular space walled or marked off for playing one of various games with a ball (such as tennis, handball, or basketball) also : a division of such a court d : a wide alley with only one opening onto a street 3 a : an official assembly for the transaction of judicial business see also court-packing, pack the court b : a session of such a court The court is now adjourned. c : a place (such as a chamber) for the administration of justice sat quietly in the back of the court see also take to court d : a judge or judges in session also : a faculty or agency of judgment or evaluation … rest our case in the court of world opinion … 4 a : an assembly or board with legislative or administrative powers b : parliament, legislature 5 : conduct or attention intended to win favor or dispel hostility : homage pay court to the king court 2 of 2verb courted; courting; courts transitive verb 1 a : to seek to gain or achieve court power b(1) : allure, tempt mountain streams courting the fishermen (2) : to act so as to invite or provoke courts disaster 2 a : to seek the affections of especially : to seek to win a pledge of marriage from b of an animal : to perform actions in order to attract for mating a male bird courting a female 3 a : to seek to attract (as by solicitous attention or offers of advantages) college teams courting high school basketball stars Both candidates were courting the independent voters. b : to seek an alliance with intransitive verb 1 : to engage in social activities leading to engagement and marriage 2 of an animal : to engage in activity leading to mating a pair of robins courting in the trees courted verb1 as in wooed to act so as to make (something) more likely you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in dated to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage they courted for a year before getting married Synonyms & Similar Words
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