court

英 [kɔːt] 美[kɔrt]

take legal action

上法院；打官司

appearing as a party or an advocate in a court of law

出庭；在法庭上

before a legal hearing can take place

不经法庭听审；私下

they are trying to settle the squabble out of court.
他们正试图私下解决争端。
[as modifier]an out-of-court settlement.
私下了结。

treated as impossible or not worthy of consideration

不屑一顾；不值得考虑

the price would put it out of court for most private buyers.
这个价格会使大部分私人买主望而却步。

To flatter with solicitous overtures in an attempt to obtain something or clear away antagonism.

讨好，求爱：试图获得某物或消除敌对而用热心的表示来奉承

To seek someone's love; woo.

向…求爱；追求

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people.: 上诉法庭已经撤销对所有11人的判决。