courthouse

英 [ˈkɔːthaʊs]

美 [ˈkɔːrthaʊs]

n.  法院大楼; (美国)县政府大楼

复数：courthouses　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.24313 / COCA.5945

牛津词典

noun

• 法院大楼
  a building containing courts of law
• （美国）县政府大楼
  (in the US) a building containing the offices of a county government

柯林斯词典

• 法院大楼
  Acourthouseis a building in which a court of law meets.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 court


• 县政府大楼
  Acourthouseis a building used by the government of a county.

英英释义

noun

• a building that houses judicial courts
• a government building that houses the offices of a county government

双语例句

• Did he come straight to the courthouse?
  然后他径直走回了法庭？
• And what happened in the courthouse?
  那么在法庭里发生了什么呢？
• Helen: It comes from the street where the courthouse is located.
  原来这和法院所在的这条街有关。
• As I was leaving the courthouse, I noticed my ex-husband getting into a car with his new girlfriend.
  我正要离开法院，突然发现我前夫正在与他的新女朋友一道上车。
• In a mock courthouse earlier this year, the smack of a gavel opened a case for the ages.
  今年稍早在一个假的法院中，槌的风味为年龄打开了一个情形。
• They seem to be the official courthouse mascots.
  他们现在好象成郡政府正式的吉祥物了。
• An angry mob waited at the courthouse.
  愤怒的民众在法院里等着。
• Courthouse officials are on the lookout for suspicious activity.
  法院官员们目前对可疑活动都保持着警惕。
• An angry mob gathered outside the courthouse.
  一群愤怒的暴民聚集在法院外。
• I'm taking him to the courthouse, 9:00 tomorrow morning.
  我明天早上9点带他到法院。