托福每日一词：court

　　常考释义

　　1.n. 法庭

　　a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.

　　例：Four people will appear in court today, charged with fraud.

　　今天将有四个人因被指控犯有欺诈罪出庭受审。

　　2. n. 朝廷

　　a king or queen is the place where he or she lives and carries out ceremonial or administrative duties.

　　例： the royal courts of Europe

　　欧洲皇家宫廷

　　3. n. 球场

　　an area made for playing games such as tennis

　　例：Can you book a tennis court for tomorrow?

　　你能不能预订一个网球场明天打球?

　　4. v. 阿谀奉承，讨好

　　try hard to please someone, especially because you want something from them

　　例：He has never courted popularity.

　　他从不追求名望。

　　音频中例句

　　1、Qu Yuan suffered banishment as the victim of a court intrigue.

　　屈原成为朝廷中钩心斗角的牺牲品， 因而遭到放逐。

　　2、He began a suit in a local court.

　　他在本地法院起诉。

　　3、The players are due on court in an hour.

　　选手们一小时后上场。

　　4、His campaign team courted the media.

　　他的竞选班子在讨好媒体。

　　拓展

　　衍生词： courtesy (n.) 礼貌 (adj.)殷勤的

　　courtship(n.)求爱