court /kɔːt/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate. 法庭 [oft n N, N n, also 'in/at' N]

  例：

  At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!

  照这样下去，我们可能会在离婚法庭上对簿公堂！

  例：

  ...a county court judge.

  …一名县法院的法官。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to the people in a court, especially the judge, jury, or magistrates, as a court. (一次开庭的) 全体审判人员

  例：

  A court at Tampa, Florida has convicted five officials on charges of handling millions of dollars earned from illegal drug deals.

  佛罗里达州坦帕市的一个法庭宣布被指控通过非法毒品买卖获取上百万美元的5名官员罪名成立。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A court is an area in which you play a game such as tennis, basketball, badminton, or squash. 球场 [usu supp N, also 'on/off' N]

  例：

  The hotel has several tennis and squash courts.

  该旅馆有几个网球场和壁球场。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT The court of a king or queen is the place where he or she lives and carries out ceremonial or administrative duties. 王宫

  例：

  She came to visit England, where she was presented at the court of James I.

  她来访问英格兰，在詹姆斯一世的王宫受到了接见。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you go to court or take someone to court, you take legal action against them. 起诉

  例：

  They have received at least twenty thousand dollars each but went to court to demand more.

  他们每人至少已经得到了两万美元，但还起诉以求得到更多。

• 6. 

  PHRASE If a legal matter is decided or settled out of court, it is decided without legal action being taken in a court of law. 不经法院庭审的

  例：

  The Government is anxious to keep the whole case out of court.

  政府急于把整个案子庭外了结。