court/kɔːt $ kɔːrt/

n.

➊ a place where a judge or a group of people decide whether sb is guilty of a crime

➋ an area where you play a sport such as tennis

n.

➊ [C; U] 法庭；法院：the civil court 民事法庭

◇appear in court 出庭

◇The company took him to court for not paying the bill on time. 这家公司因他未按时付账而把他告上法庭。

➋ [C] 球场：a basketball court 篮球场

同音 caught; court [仅英式发音相同]