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。