[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]依靠;求援;诉诸 If you achieve something without recourse to a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To have recourse to a particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something.
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It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war...
这样,其成员就可以不必诉诸战争来解决分歧。
The public believes its only recourse is to take to the streets.
公众认为唯一的办法就是上街游行。
Oxford
re·course/rɪˈkɔːs; NAmEˈriːkɔːrs/noun[uncountable ]( formal) the fact of having to, or being able to, use sth that can provide help in a difficult situation 依靠;依赖;求助◆Your only recourse is legal action.你的唯一依靠就是诉诸法律。◆She made a complete recovery without recourse tosurgery. 她未做手术就完全恢复了健康。◆The government, when necessary, has recourse tothe armed forces. 政府在必要时可以动员军队。recourserecoursesre·course/rɪˈkɔːs; NAmEˈriːkɔːrs/
something that you do to achieve something or deal with a situation, or the act of doing it: We may conclude that he never had recourse to this simple experiment.without recourse to something (=without using or doing something) a way of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law Surgery may be the only recourse.
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