forecourts是什么意思？

forecourts

• n. 前院，<美>（篮球）前（场）球( forecourt的名词复数 )；

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• N-COUNT
  (大楼或加油站的)前院，前场
  The forecourt of a large building or petrol station is the open area at the front of it.
  例句
  I locked the bike in the forecourt of the Kirey Hotel... 我把自行车锁在了吉日旅馆的前院。 A police patrol car was parked in the forecourt of the petrol station. 一辆巡逻警车停在加油站的停车区。