courtships

英 [ˈkɔːtʃɪps]

美 [ˈkɔrˌtʃɪps]

n.  求爱期; 求爱; 追求; (动物的)求偶; 招商
courtship的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 求爱;恋爱;求爱(或恋爱)期
  Courtshipis the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting.
  1. They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school...
     比起上学，他们对谈恋爱和汽车更感兴趣。
  2. After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.
     恋爱没多长时间，她就接受了他的求婚。
• N-UNCOUNT (动物的)求偶
  Thecourtshipof male and female animals is their behaviour before they have sex.
  1. Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.
     雄性动物在求偶时会尽量展示自己，并发出一些声响。
  2. ...elaborate courtship dances.
     复杂的求偶舞

双语例句

• Nor would they go through the formal and protracted courtships which good manners had prescribed before the war.
  他们也不会履行战前规定的那种冗长的正式求婚礼节。