| 单词 | court |
| 释义 | noun | verb courtcourt1 /kɔrt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 1LAW [countable, uncountable] law a building or room where all the information concerning a crime is given so that it can be judged: A group of reporters gathered outside the court. The court case lasted six weeks. No cameras are allowed in court. We decided to take them to court to get our money back (=begin a court case against them). The witness is going to appear in court this afternoon. Anything you say to the police can be used against you in a court of law. The matter was finally settled out of court (=an agreement was reached without a court case).2the court law the judges, lawyers, and jury who officially decide whether someone is guilty of a crime and what the punishment should be: Please tell the court in your own words what happened. The court ruled that the company had discriminated against female employees.3SPORTS [countable, uncountable] an area that has been specially made for playing games such as tennis, basketball, etc.: He was the fastest player on the court. Sarah walked slowly off the tennis court.4KING/QUEEN [countable] a)the official place where a king or queen lives and works: court of The court of Versailles was constructed by Louis XIV. b)the royal family and the people who work for them or advise them: court of He was an influential member of the court of Queen Victoria.5hold court to speak in an interesting and amusing way so that people gather to listen to you: Jeff was holding court upstairs to a group of fans.6pay court to somebody old-fashioned to give a lot of your attention to someone in order to seem attractive or impressive to him or her7AREA NEXT TO A BUILDING [countable] a courtyard[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin cohors enclosed place, people in an enclosure, unit of soldiers in the ancient Roman army] → see also the ball is in your court at ball1 (10), food court, be laughed out of court at laugh1 (8)COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2court + nounsa court case (=a problem or crime that is dealt with in a court of law) The family is waiting to hear the result of the court case.a court hearing (=a meeting of a court to find out facts) The fact of his previous conviction for a similar crime came out in a court hearing on the case.a court order (=an instruction that someone must do something) A court order specified that the money must be paid back.a court decision/ruling The final Supreme Court ruling is expected by summer.court action (=a court case) He was threatened with court action.a court battle He faces a lengthy court battle.court proceedings (=the processes that are part of a court case) The court proceedings were over in a day.a court appearance (=when someone accused of a crime appears in court) The defendant made his first court appearance on Tuesday.verbsgo to court (=take legal action) He is prepared to go to court to collect the rent that is owed to him.take somebody to court (=take legal action against someone) She took the company to court for sex discrimination.bring somebody/something to court (also bring somebody/something before a court) Three teenage girls were brought before the court for robbing an elderly woman.appear in court A medical expert appeared in court and testified for the prosecution.a case comes to court/comes before the court The case came to court two years later.a court hears a case The court will hear the case next month.a court rules/finds something (also a court holds something formal) The court ruled that the penalty was not excessive.a court orders something The court ordered that the prisoner be immediately released.a court rejects something The court rejected his claim that he had acted in self-defense.a court clears/acquits somebody (=says that they are not guilty) A U.S. court cleared him of bribery allegations.a court convicts somebody (=says that they are guilty) In the end, the court convicted her of fraud and theft.a court upholds something (=says that an earlier decision was right) It seems likely that the court will uphold his conviction.a court overturns something (=says that an earlier decision was wrong) The ruling was overturned by a higher court.a court adjourns a case/trial etc (=stops dealing with it for a period of time) The court adjourned the trial until June 21st.a court dismisses/throws out something (=refuses to allow or consider something) The court threw out the evidence because it had been handled improperly by the police.adjectives/nouns + courta criminal court (=for cases about crime) They ruled that he should stand trial in a criminal court.a civil court (=for cases about disagreements) Disputes about equal pay may be dealt with by civil courts.an appeals court/court of appeal (=dealing with cases in which people are not satisfied with a decision) The appeals court rejected the defense’s argument.the Supreme Court (=the most important court in some countries or U.S. states) There are nine justices on the Supreme Court of the United States.a federal/state/county court A state court ordered the company to pay $500,000 in damages.a high/higher/the highest court (=an important court, with more power than an ordinary court) Their convictions were upheld in a higher court.a kangaroo court (=an unofficial court that punishes people unfairly) The army reportedly held kangaroo courts and executed alleged rebels. noun | verb courtcourt2 verb 1[transitive] to try to get something you want from other people, by doing something to please them: Politicians are courting voters before the elections.2court disaster/danger etc. to behave in a way that makes danger, etc. more likely: People may be courting disaster by using over-the-counter pain relievers.3be courting (somebody) old-fashioned if a man and a woman are courting, they are having a romantic relationship and may get married4[transitive] old-fashioned if a man courts a woman, he visits her, takes her out, etc. because he hopes she will love him SYN woo |
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