courtship /ˈkɔːtʃɪp/ TEM8

• 1. 

  N-VAR Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting. 求爱; 求婚 [老式]

  例：

  After a short courtship, she accepted his proposal.

  在短暂追求之后，她接受了他的求婚。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT The courtship of male and female animals is their behaviour before they have sex. (动物)求偶

  例：

  Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.

  雄性动物的求偶有点大肆声张的，他们要大力炫耀自己。