1N-COUNT [oft n NOUN, NOUN n, oft in/atN]法院;法庭;审判庭 A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate. 法院;法庭;审判庭
At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!
照这样下去,我们会为离婚闹上法院!
...a county court judge.
县法院的法官
He was deported on a court order following a conviction for armed robbery.
法庭宣判其持械抢劫罪名成立后他被驱逐出境。
The 28-year-old striker was in court last week for breaking a rival player's jaw.
2N-COUNT 全体出庭人员;(尤指)全体审判人员 You can refer to the people in a court, especially the judge, jury, or magistrates, as a court . 全体出庭人员;(尤指)全体审判人员
A court at Tampa, Florida has convicted five officials on drugs charges.
佛罗里达州坦帕市法庭判决5名官员的毒品交易罪名成立。
3N-COUNT [oft on/offN](网球、篮球、羽毛球或壁球等的)球场 A court is an area in which you play a game such as tennis, basketball, badminton, or squash. (网球、篮球、羽毛球或壁球等的)球场
The hotel has several tennis and squash courts.
该酒店有几个网球场和壁球场。
She watched a few of the games while waiting to go on court.
4N-COUNT [oft with poss, oft atNOUN]王宫;宫殿;宫廷 The court of a king or queen is the place where he or she lives and carries out ceremonial or administrative duties. 王宫;宫殿;宫廷
She came to visit England, where she was presented at the court of James I. [+ of]
她来到英国访问,在詹姆士一世的王宫受到了接见。
Their family was certainly well regarded at court.
5N-IN-NAMES [n NOUN](用于大型宅第和公寓街区的名称中)宅第,宅邸,公寓大楼 In Britain, Court is used in the names of large houses and blocks of flats. (用于大型宅第和公寓街区的名称中)宅第,宅邸,公寓大楼
7PHRASE (对…)提起诉讼 If you go to court or take someone to court, you take legal action against them. (对…)提起诉讼
They have received at least twenty thousand pounds each but had gone to court to demand more.
他们每人至少已经得到了两万英镑,但仍然向法庭提出诉讼要求获得更多。
...members of trade associations who want to take bad debtors to court.
那些想要把无力偿付的债务人告上法庭的同业公会成员
8V PHR 发表意见的机会 Your day in court is your chance to give your side of an argument or other matter. 发表意见的机会 [mainly US]
He knew that this would be his day in court — his last chance to explain why he acted as he did.
他知道这是他为自己辩解的机会,是他能够解释自己为何如此行事的最后机会。
We knew from the very beginning that it was a question of freedom of speech. All we wanted was our day in court.
我们从一开始就知道这是言论自由的问题。我们只要求有发表意见的机会。
9PHRASE (因为有趣或出名)引人注目,被人围观 If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous. (因为有趣或出名)引人注目,被人围观
...in the days when Marlene Dietrich and Ernest Hemingway held court in the famous El Floridita club.
当马琳·黛德丽和欧内斯特·海明威在埃尔·佛罗利迪达俱乐部名噪一时的时候
10PHRASE [VERB inflects](因观点或想法可笑而)对…一笑置之,对…不予考虑 If you laugh someone out of court, you say that their opinions or ideas are so ridiculous that they are not worth considering. (因观点或想法可笑而)对…一笑置之,对…不予考虑
It's easy for a younger generation of critics to laugh Limon out of court.
年轻一代的批评家很容易对利蒙的观点一笑置之。
Polytechnic lecturers have asked for 12.5 per cent, a claim sure to be laughed out of court.
理工学校的讲师要求12.5%,这一要求肯定不会予以考虑。
11PHRASE 庭外;不经法院 If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law. 庭外;不经法院
The Government is anxious to keep the whole case out of court.
政府迫切希望整件事能够在庭外解决。
...a payment of two million pounds in an out of court settlement.
1VERB (为使某人、团体或国家按自己的意愿做某事而)试图取悦,讨好 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. (为使某人、团体或国家按自己的意愿做某事而)试图取悦,讨好 [journalism]
Both Democratic and Republican parties are courting former supporters of Ross Perot. [VERB noun]
民主党和共和党都在极力拉拢罗斯·佩罗以前的支持者。
Stars are courted by manufacturers who value their influence on style-conscious fans. [VERB noun]
生产商竞相讨好明星,他们看重的是明星对追求时尚的追星族的影响力。
2VERB 试图获得,追求(关注或声望) If you court something such as publicity or popularity, you try to attract it. 试图获得,追求(关注或声望)
Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive. [VERB noun]
保罗一生都在想方设法出风头,现在却突然行事低调了。
...his ability to get things done, usually by manipulating, courting favour or cleverly finding a way around opponents. [VERB noun]
他的神通广大通常靠暗中操纵、讨取恩惠或巧妙地避开对手等手段
3VERB 招致,酿成,导致(不愉快的事) If you court something unpleasant such as disaster or unpopularity, you act in a way that makes it likely to happen. 招致,酿成,导致(不愉快的事)
If he thinks he can remain in power by force he is courting disaster. [VERB noun]
如果他认为可以通过武力继续掌权,那他就是在自寻死路。
They argue that the commission should risk courting unpopularity and push on with its legislative programmes. [VERB noun]
4V-RECIP [usually cont]追求(异性);向…求爱;恋爱 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 . 追求(异性);向…求爱;恋爱 [old-fashioned]
I was courting Billy at 19 and married him when I was 21. [VERB noun]
我19岁开始追求比利,21岁嫁给了他。
Derek criticised every aspect of Pauline's behaviour, something he had never done when they were courting. [plural-noun VERB]
德里克对保利娜的行为举止百般挑剔,恋爱时他可从没这样做过。
...an isolated spot popular with courting couples. [VERB-ing]
热恋情侣们都喜欢去的僻静之所
SYN woo, go (out) with, go steady with [informal], date
1law法律ADJECTIVE | VERB + COURT | COURT + VERB | COURT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤civil, criminal民事/刑事法院◇She should seek damages through the civil courts.她應該通過民事法庭尋求損害賠償。◇The case will be tried before a criminal court.這個案子將在刑事法院審理。◇The burden of proof is lower in a civil court than at a criminal hearing.民事法院要求提供的證據數量比刑事聽審要低。➤Appeals Court, circuit, district, federal, Supreme Court, trial (all in the US) 上訴/巡迴/地區/聯邦/最高/初審法院◇They took their case to the Appeals Court.他們把案子提請上訴法院審理。➤Appeal Court, Crown Court, High Court, magistrates' (all in England and Wales) 上訴/刑事/高等/治安法院◇They took their case to the Appeal Court.他們把案子提交到上訴法院。◇the High Court of Justice高等法院➤sheriff (in Scotland) 郡長法院▸➤higher, superior上級/高級法院◇The banks may decide to appeal to a higher court.銀行可能決定向上級法院上訴。◇The case was appealed to a higher court. (NAmE) 該案訴至上級法院。➤highest, supreme最高法院◇This is the highest court in the country.這是該國的最高法院。➤lower下級法院➤juvenile少年法庭➤civilian, military民事/軍事法院➤bankruptcy, divorce, family破產法院;離婚法庭;家事法院◇They are likely to end up in the divorce court. (BrE) 他們很可能最終會走上離婚法庭。◇They are likely to end up in divorce court. (NAmE) 他們很可能最終會走上離婚法庭。➤traffic (NAmE) 交通法院➤small claims小額索賠法院▸➤county郡法院;縣法院▸➤international國際法院▸➤European, French, etc.歐洲、法國等法院➤ecclesiastical, Islamic, rabbinical, sharia宗教法院;伊斯蘭教法庭;拉比法院➤moot (= where law students train to become lawyers) (NAmE) 模擬法庭➤kangaroo (= an illegal court)袋鼠法庭(非法法庭)VERB + COURT➤go to, take sb/sth to打官司;控告⋯◇We are prepared to go to court to get our compensation.我們做好了打官司索賠的準備。◇They took their employer to court.他們把雇主告上了法庭。➤come to, get to, go to獲得法庭受理◇The case should not be allowed to go to court.這個案子法庭不應當受理。➤bring sth to把⋯提交法庭◇There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to court.沒有足夠的證據可把此案提交法庭。➤settle sth out of庭外和解⋯◇The dispute was settled out of court.爭端已庭外和解。➤appear before, appear in, attend出庭◇She is too young to appear before the court.她年紀太小,不應該出庭。◇He will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder.他被控謀殺罪,將於明天出庭。➤tell告訴法庭◇Will you please tell the court what happened on that morning?請你告訴法庭那天上午發生了什麼事情,好嗎?➤ask, petition, urge請求法庭;向法院正式請求;催促法庭◇The company asked the court to overrule the tribunal's decision.這家公司請求法院駁回特別法庭的判決。➤convince, persuade說服法庭◇We were trying to convince the court that the rules should be changed.我們正在努力說服法庭那些規定應該改了。➤preside over主持審理◇The court was presided over by Judge Owen.案件由歐文法官主持審理。➤adjourn休庭◇Court was adjourned for the weekend.法庭週末休庭了。COURT + VERB➤hear sth法庭聽審⋯◇The court heard how the mother had beaten the 11-year-old boy.法庭聽取了這個母親如何暴打 11 歲男孩的經過。➤acquit sb, clear sb法庭宣告某人無罪◇The court acquitted Reece of the murder of his wife.法庭宣告里斯謀殺其妻的罪名不成立。➤convict sb, sentence sb法庭宣判某人有罪/判決某人◇The court sentenced him to life in prison.法庭判決他終身監禁。➤dismiss sth, overturn sth, quash sth, reject sth法庭駁回⋯/推翻⋯/撤銷⋯/否決⋯◇The court dismissed the appeal.法庭駁回了上訴。◇The guilty verdict was quashed by the appeal court.上訴法院撤銷了有罪判決。➤refuse sth法院拒絕⋯◇The Supreme Court refused to allow the appeal.最高法院拒不允許上訴。➤uphold sth法庭確認⋯◇The court upheld the plaintiff's claim of unfair dismissal.法院支持原告因遭不公正解雇而提出的索賠要求。➤grant sth, issue sth, order sth法院准許⋯/發佈⋯/命令⋯◇The court issued an injunction.法院發佈了一項禁制令。➤affirm sth, conclude sth, decide sth, declare sth, find sth, hold sth, reason sth, rule sth法庭證實⋯/斷定⋯/裁決⋯/宣佈⋯/發現⋯/確定⋯/推斷⋯/裁決⋯◇The court held that she was entitled to receive compensation.法庭認定她有權獲得賠償。➤agree法院同意◇A higher court agreed that the trial judge had been mistaken.上級法院認同主審法官判決有誤的觀點。➤disagree法庭不同意◇The company argued there was no case to answer, but the court disagreed.該公司提出無須答辯,但法庭不同意。COURT + NOUN➤bailiff, clerk, judge, official, registrar, staff, stenographer, usher (BrE) 法庭執達官;法庭書記員;法官;法庭官員;法庭登記官;法院全體工作人員;法庭速記員;法庭上的法警◇She was appointed a high court judge in 1998.1998 年,她獲任高等法院法官。➤action, case, proceedings訴訟;訴訟案件;庭審程序▸➤hearing, trial庭審▸➤injunction, order, summons法庭禁制令/命令/傳票◇She tried to get a court order to prevent him from coming near her.她試圖爭取法庭命令以阻止他接近自己。◇He received a court summons for non-payment of tax.他接到法院的欠稅傳票。➤decision, ruling法院判決/裁決▸➤appearance出庭◇Divorce no longer requires a court appearance.離婚不再需要出庭。➤date庭審日期◇Once a lawsuit is filed, a court date is set.一旦提起訴訟,就會確定庭審日期。➤battle法庭鬥爭◇They could now face a court battle for compensation.他們現在也許面臨着一場爭取賠償的法庭之戰。➤procedure, process庭審程序➤costs訴訟費➤document, record法庭文件/記錄◇Court documents showing illegal transactions were released to the press.表明非法交易的法庭文件向新聞界公佈了。➤system法院系統▸➤building, house (usually courthouse) (especially NAmE) 法院大樓PREPOSITION➤at court在法庭◇He should be tried at the International Court in the Hague.他應該在海牙國際法庭受審。◇He was found guilty at Swindon Crown Court.他在斯溫登刑事法庭被判有罪。➤before a/the court在法庭審理◇The case is now before the court.這個案子現已提交法庭審理。➤in court在法庭上◇Relatives of the dead girl were in court.死去女孩的親屬們出庭了。PHRASES➤contempt of court藐視法庭(罪)◇He was charged with contempt of court after shouting at a witness.他因對證人大喊大叫而被控犯有藐視法庭罪。➤a court of appeal上訴法院◇The case may be heard by a court of appeal next month.該案可能將於下月由上訴法院審理。◇the Court of Appeal (in England and Wales) 上訴法院◇the Court of Appeals (in the US) 上訴法院➤court of claims (in the US) , court of inquiry, a court of law美國索賠法院;(軍事)調查法庭;法庭◇I don't think that argument would stand up in a court of law.我認為那個論據在法庭上是站不住腳的。➤a ward of court, a ward of the court (NAmE) 由法院監護的人◇The child was made a ward of (the) court when her parents were jailed.父母進了監獄之後,這孩子就由法院監護。court
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2for sports體育ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤basketball, squash, tennis, etc.籃球場、壁球館、網球場等▸➤clay, grass, hard紅土/草地/硬地網球場◇She is a good player on hard courts.她是硬地網球高手。◇He hopes to repeat his success on the grass courts of Wimbledon.他希望在溫布爾登草地網球場上重演勝利。➤indoor室內球場◇an indoor volleyball court室內排球場PREPOSITION➤off (the) court球場下◇The players are good friends off court and train together.這些選手球場下是好朋友,而且一起訓練。◇He was a real gentleman both on and off court and a delight to play.場上場下他都是一位紳士,和他一起打球是一種享受。➤on (the) court上場◇The players have been on court for an hour.選手們已經上場 1 個小時了。court
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3kings/queens國王;王後ADJECTIVE | COURT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤imperial, royal宮廷◇a member of the imperial court of Kyoto京都的一位宮廷成員COURT + NOUN➤circles宮廷圈◇Mozart quickly became well known in court circles.莫扎特很快就在宮廷圈內廣為人知。➤jester宮廷弄臣◇Like a court jester in a medieval palace, he tried to amuse his rulers.他像中世紀宮殿中的宮廷弄臣一樣,想方設法讓統治者開心。PREPOSITION➤at (a/the) court在宮廷◇life at the court of Charles I查理一世時的宮廷生活◇life at court宮廷生活court
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ADVERB➤actively, aggressively, assiduously積極地/猛烈地/殷勤地追求◇The band has actively courted a young audience.該樂隊已積極爭取到年輕觀眾的支持。
court noun ⇨court (a court case)⇨pitch (a tennis court)court verb ⇨go outcourt
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court ♦︎ tribunal ♦︎ courtroom ♦︎ court of law ♦︎ court of appeal ♦︎ courthouse ♦︎ law courtThese are all words for a place where trials and other legal cases are held and judged.这些词均表示法院、法庭。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a court / tribunal / courtroom / court of law / courthouse / law court◆before a court / tribunal / court of law / court of appeal◆at a court / tribunal / law court◆a local court / tribunal / courthouse / law court◆to take sb to / come before / set up / apply to a court / tribunal / court of appeal◆to go to / refer sth to / appear before / attend / tell / preside over a court / tribunal◆a court / tribunal / court of appeal hears / dismisses / upholds sth◆a court / tribunal orders / rules sth■court [countable, uncountable] a place where legal trials take place and are judged法院;法庭;审判庭◆She will appear in court tomorrow.她明天出庭。◆They took their landlord to court for breaking the contract.他们到法院告房东违约。◆The case took five years to come to court.那一案件历时五年法院才审理。◆There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to court.此案证据不足,未能提交法庭。◆The case was settled out of court(= a decision was reached without a trial).此案庭外和解了。◆He won the court case and was awarded damages.他胜诉获得赔偿。ⓘ The court [singular] is the people in a court, especially those who make decisions, such as a judge and jury.作为单数形式的the court指出庭人员,尤指作裁决的人,如法官和陪审团◆The case is now before the court.这个案件现已提交法庭审理。◆Please tell the court what happened.请告诉法庭发生了什么事。■tribunal traɪˈbjuːnl [singular + singular or plural verb] a type of court with the authority to deal with a particular problem or disagreement特别法庭;裁判所◆A war crimes tribunal was set up to prosecute those charged with atrocities.成立了一个战争罪行特别法庭,起诉那些被控犯有战争暴行的人。◆The fee for the player will be decided by tribunal.给运动员的费用将由裁判所决定。◆ (BrE) He lost his appeal against the decision at an industrial tribunal(= a court that can decide on disputes between employees and employers).劳资裁判庭判决他对那个决定的上诉败诉。■courtroomˈkɔːtruːm, ˈkɔːtrʊm; NAmEˈkɔːrtruːm [countable] a room in which trials or other legal cases are held法庭;审判室◆The judge came back into the packed courtroom.法官回到了挤满人的审判室。◆She could face a bitter courtroom battle.她可能会面临一场激烈的法庭争斗。■ˌcourt of ˈlaw(pluralcourts of law) [countable] (formal) a place where legal cases are held法庭;法院◆There was nothing that could be proved in a court of law.在法庭上什么也没能证明。■ˌcourt of apˈpeal ( appeal court) (pluralcourts of appeal, appeal courts) [countable] a court that people can go to in order to try and change legal decisions that have been made in a lower court上诉法院◆There is a right of appeal to the court of appeal.有向上诉法院上诉的权利。ⓘ In Britain, the Court of Appeal is the highest court apart from the House of Lords and can change legal decisions made by a lower court. In the US, the highest court is the Supreme Court. Below this, there are a number of Courts of Appeals, which can change legal decisions made by a lower court.在英国,Court of Appeal指除上议院之外的最高法院,能够改变下级法院的司法决定。在美国,最高法院是Supreme Court,其下有若干Court of Appeal(上诉法院),可以改变下级法院的司法决定。■courthouseˈkɔːthaʊs; NAmEˈkɔːrthaʊs (NAmE) a building containing courts of law法院大楼◆The prison is opposite the courthouse.监狱在法院大楼对面。■ˈlaw court [countable] (BrE) a court of law; a building containing courts of law法庭;法院;法院大楼◆He has a job as an interpreter in the law courts.他在法院从事口译工作。NOTE辨析 Court, courtroom, court of law, courthouse or law court?Court is the most general of these words, and is used to talk about both the room or building where trials take place and the process of holding, attending and judging legal cases. * court在这些词中含义最广,既可指审案的场所,也可指审理、出庭和裁决的过程◆to go / take sb / bring a case to court上法院;把某人告上法庭;将案件提交法庭Court of law is a more formal way of saying court, used especially when talking about the place or building, rather than the process of going to court. A courtroom is the actual room where a trial takes place, used especially to suggest all the people crowded into the room, or facing each other across the room. Law court (in British English) is more often used to refer to the building where the courts are; courthouse is used for this in American English. * court of law是court更正式的说法,尤指审案的地点或建筑物,而非打官司的过程。courtroom指审判室本身,尤用来指所有人都挤在那里,或在庭内面对面坐着。law court在英式英语中多指有多个审判室的法院大楼,美式英语中表达此义用courthouse。