1.[countableC, uncountableU]RELATIONSHIP the period of time during which a man and woman have a romanticrelationship before marrying 求爱期,恋爱期
2[uncountableU]HBA special behaviour used by animals to attract each other for sex 〔动物的〕求偶
courtship rituals
求偶仪式
Examples from the Corpus
courtship• Then she was kidnapped by a beetle, then by a mole, both of whom had courtship in mind.• Her jagged monologue is spoken to an unseenvisitor, and it tells the story of her courtship.• By May and June, courtshiprituals are at their peak, with three to five offspringborn five weeks later.• This is the objective of courtship.• As folklorists have observed, the courtship story tends to be a staple in any family which tells stories at all.• In the end, Phillis prefers the courtship of a yeoman, Corydon.• In their courtship, Joan stressed her good sense and ability to care.• So my name was a kind of tribute to their courtship.• My parents got married after a two-week courtship.