court /kɔ:t/ n. ［c］ 1.法庭，法院：take sb. to  court 对某人起诉 The prisoner was brought to court for trial. 囚犯被带上法庭受审。The case will be settled out of court. 这件案子将在法庭外私了。go to court上法庭，开庭: The lack of evidence means that the case is unlikely to go to court. 证据缺乏意味着该案件不可能开庭。 2.球场：a basketball court 篮球场；a drill court 训练场 3. 庭院：the court at the center of palace 宫殿中央的庭院