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court BrE /kɔːt/
NAmE /kɔːrt/► SEE ALLhold courtrule/throw sth out of courtthe ball is in your/sb’s courtlaugh sb/sth out of court
●hold ˈcourt (often ironic) be the centre of attention in a group of people who find what you say interesting and amusing 成为众人瞩目的中心；受仰慕◆There was Professor Johnson, holding court as usual in the students’ coffee bar.
看，约翰逊教授又在学生咖啡厅里大出风头。●rule/throw sth out of ˈcourtmake sth not worth considering; completely reject or exclude sth 不予考虑；断然拒绝（或排除）◆The committee ruled any further discussion out of court.
委员会拒绝进一步讨论此事。◆My suggestion was ruled out of court because it was too expensive.
我的提议因耗资太大而被否决。●the ball is in your/sb’s ˈcourtit is sb’s turn to speak, act, etc. next 下一个轮到某人发言（或行动等）；下一步就看某人的了◆I’ve given them a list of the changes that I think are necessary, so the ball’s in their court now.我把觉得有必要改动的地方列了个单子给了他们，所以现在就看他们怎么办了。●laugh sb/sth out of ˈcourt (BrE, informal) refuse, in an unpleasant way, to consider sb’s suggestion, opinion, etc. seriously because you think it’s stupid （对某人的建议、观点等）一笑置之，置之不理，不屑一顾◆When she suggested trying the new treatment, they laughed her out of court.她提议试试新疗法时，他们只是付之一笑。 |