单词 | courting |
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 … Leonard H. Marks 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 courting 1 of 2 nounas in dating the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married after two years of courting, they finally married Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
courting 2 of 2verb1 as in wooing to act so as to make (something) more likely you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches Synonyms & Similar Words
2 as in romancing 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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