courted
past simple and past participle ofcourt
| 单词 | courted |
| 释义 | courted past simple and past participle ofcourt court verb uk/kɔːt/us/kɔːrt/courtverb(PLEASE)[T] totrytopleasesomeone because youwantthem tojoinyou: Adams is being courted by anumberoffootballclubs. Relationships: finding a partner
courtverb(TRY TO GET)[T] totryto get something,especiallyattentionorsupportfrom otherpeople: She courtspublicitybyinvitingjournaliststoextravagantparties. Searching
courtverb(RISK)[T] torisksomethingunpleasant,especiallybybehavingstupidlyorcarelessly: Drinking anddrivingissimplycourtingdisaster. Taking risks
courtverb(HAVE A RELATIONSHIP)[IorT]old-fashioned to have aromanticrelationshipwith someone that youhopetomarry: They courted for twoyearsbefore gettingmarried. Relationships: finding a partner
Examplesofcourtedcourted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Private and especially corporate sponsors might becourted, and once a sponsor is found, the corporation's products would be advertised in a well-publicised exhibition. From theCambridge English Corpus I don't remember a single person of my acquaintance beingcourtedwith flowers or chocolates. From theCambridge English Corpus She is thencourtedby a powerful and well-placed man. From theCambridge English Corpus Each attempt between the wars hadcourtedunrest and unpopularity, with debates peppered with emotion and passionate language. From theCambridge English Corpus In the laboratory, infected males readily built nests, developed red nuptial coloration, andcourtedfemales. From theCambridge English Corpus As a significant source of potential votes for an insurgent candidacy, a nascent movement is likely to be recognized and evencourtedby partisans. From theCambridge English Corpus Under laboratory conditions the parasite did not prevent reproduction whereas few infected malescourtedfemales in the field. From theCambridge English Corpus Their support was not needed, and therefore they were notcourted. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, of the infected males in the field, only the largest males with the lowest parasite indexcourtedfemales. From theCambridge English Corpus On the contrary, it activelycourtedits support and welcomed the (usually nominal) involvement of senior government and court figures in its activities. From theCambridge English Corpus These managers became power brokers,courtedby vanilla merchants and timber companies. From theCambridge English Corpus The manager, in turn, became something of a development celebrity,courtedby a number of different donors. From theCambridge English Corpus Americans of the baby boom are beingcourtedby large numbers of marketers, not for their seemingly endless youth but for their encroaching middle age. From theCambridge English Corpus Even more incongruously it had made him a figure to becourted, albeit not always with great appetite, by the cultural and artistic intelligentsia that had heretofore scorned him. From theCambridge English Corpus The parties bothcourtedand intimidated delegates. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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