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in court
用于指在法庭上进行诉讼或听证的场合。
The lawyer presented evidence in court.
律师在法庭上出示了证据。
法院；法庭；庭审
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法院；法庭；庭审
an institution or place where legal cases are heard and decided; the judge(s), officials, and legal proceedings involved in a trial
The lawyer presented evidence in court.
律师在法庭上出示了证据。
封闭空间；庭院；由建筑物墙壁围成的露天区域；也指从街道进入、几乎被房屋环绕的空地；死胡同。
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
进行司法审判的集会(包括一名或多名法官)
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
王室；宫廷。
Royal society.
法庭所在的房间
a room in which a lawcourt sits
The defendant was ordered to pay a fine by the court.
法院命令被告支付罚款。
They played a friendly match on the indoor court.
他们在室内球场进行了一场友谊赛。
The court will hear the case next week.
法院将于下周审理此案。
用于指在法庭上进行诉讼或听证的场合。
The lawyer presented evidence in court.
律师在法庭上出示了证据。
指提起诉讼或打官司。
They decided to go to court over the dispute.
他们决定就争议诉诸法庭。
用于指在体育比赛场地（如篮球场、网球场）上。
The players practiced hard on the court.
球员们在球场上刻苦训练。
Not this
He was playing basketball in the court.
Use this
He was playing basketball on the court.
中文说“在球场上”用“在……上”，但英语中表示在球场上运动时介词用"on"而非"in"。"on the court"指在球场表面，"in the court"可能被理解为在法院建筑物内。
Not this
He appeared in the court as a witness.
Use this
He appeared in court as a witness.
当"court"表示“法庭”这个抽象法律机构时，通常不加冠词，如"in court"（出庭）、"go to court"（起诉）。加定冠词"in the court"特指某个具体的法庭建筑，但在此语境下指法律程序，应使用零冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
法庭案件
The court case lasted for several weeks.
这个法庭案件持续了几个星期。
最高法院
The decision was appealed to the Supreme Court.
该判决被上诉到了最高法院。
篮球场
They played a game on the outdoor basketball court.
他们在室外篮球场上打了一场比赛。
出庭
He has a court appearance scheduled for next week.
他下周有出庭安排。
网球场
The hotel has two tennis courts for guests.
这家酒店为客人提供两个网球场。
接待宾客；像君主一样接受朝拜
She held court at the party, entertaining guests with stories.
她在聚会上接待宾客，用故事娱乐大家。
对…一笑置之；因荒谬而拒绝考虑
His proposal was laughed out of court by the committee.
他的提议被委员会一笑置之。
向…献殷勤；追求
The duke paid court to the heiress, hoping to win her favor.
公爵向女继承人献殷勤，希望赢得她的好感。
法庭现在开庭。
The judge entered the room and said, 'The court is now in session.'
法官走进房间说：‘法庭现在开庭。’
我们法庭上见。
After the argument, she threatened, 'I'll see you in court.'
争吵之后，她威胁说：‘我们法庭上见。’
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法院审案和网球比赛的场地都叫 court，想象法官和裁判都在一个方形区域里行使权威。
多用于法律或体育场合，法律语境中为正式用语，体育语境中为中性或非正式用语。
All listed words rhyme with 'court' because they share the same stressed vowel /ɔː/ and following /rt/. However, 'court' is not pronounced like 'curt' (which has a different vowel /ɜː/).
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