"hold court" 怎么发音

expression

US

HOHLD KORT

UK

HOHLD KAWT

释义

To be the center of attention in a group, often by entertaining or talking in a lively way. Originally, it meant to hold a formal court session as a judge or king, but now it's mostly used for social situations.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈhoʊɫd/ /ˈkɔɹt

英式英语

hˈəʊld/ /kˈɔːt

简化发音

美式

HOHLD KORT

英式

HOHLD KAWT

语境中听

At every party, she loves to hold court and tell funny stories.

He likes to hold court during lunch at work.

The teacher would hold court in the hallway, chatting with students.

Whenever John comes over, he starts to hold court and everyone listens to his stories.