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resort vi.求助,诉诸,采取(某种手段等),常去 n.凭借,手段,常去之地,胜地 Resort, pronounced "re-ZORT," is also a verb that means "to adopt a course of action to improve your situation." It's when you use that last resort: if you can't convince your mom to let you go rock-climbing, you will resort to begging. Resort also means a fancy hotel, usually in a very scenic location, or a place you go often — when your friends didn't know where you were, they checked your resorts: the gym and the park. ★★★☆☆ 2001.4

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[ri'zɔ:t] The noun resort means "turning to something or someone else for assistance." You tried everything to figure out your math homework on your own, so asking your dad for help was your last resort. Who is going to supervise, regulate and operate as lender of last resort with the gigantic banks that are being created? 1[VERB 动词]诉诸；采取 If you resort to a course of action that you do not really approve of, you adopt it because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want.   [V to n/-ing]His punishing work schedule had made him resort to drugs...异常紧张的工作安排使他开始吸毒。Some schools have resorted to recruiting teachers from overseas.有些学校不得不开始从海外招收老师。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]采取；凭借；诉诸；求助 If you achieve something without resort to a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To have resort to a particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something.   [N to n]Congress has a responsibility to ensure that all peaceful options are exhausted before resort to war.国会有责任确保只有在所有和平手段都不奏效的情况下才会诉诸战争。3[N-COUNT 可数名词](度假)胜地 A resort is a place where a lot of people spend their holidays.   [usu supp N]...the ski resorts.滑雪胜地4[PHRASE 短语]最后的办法；最终手段 If you do something as a last resort, you do it because you can find no other way of getting out of a difficult situation or of solving a problem.   [PHR with cl]Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last resort...不到万不得已时不能选择使用核武器。As a last resort you may have to accept their point of view.最终，你可能不得不接受他们的观点。5[PHRASE 短语]最终 You use in the last resort when stating the most basic or important fact that will still be true in a situation whatever else happens.   [PHR with cl]They would in the last resort support their friends whatever they did.无论他们的朋友做了什么，他们最终都会支持他们的朋友。

英语单词	resort
英美音标	[ri'zɔ:t]
中文释义	vi.求助,诉诸,采取(某种手段等),常去 n.凭借,手段,常去之地,胜地
vocab简明	The noun resort means "turning to something or someone else for assistance." You tried everything to figure out your math homework on your own, so asking your dad for help was your last resort.
vocab扩展	Resort, pronounced "re-ZORT," is also a verb that means "to adopt a course of action to improve your situation." It's when you use that last resort: if you can't convince your mom to let you go rock-climbing, you will resort to begging. Resort also means a fancy hotel, usually in a very scenic location, or a place you go often — when your friends didn't know where you were, they checked your resorts: the gym and the park.
真题原句	Who is going to supervise, regulate and operate as lender of last resort with the gigantic banks that are being created?
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]诉诸；采取 If you resort to a course of action that you do not really approve of, you adopt it because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want. [V to n/-ing] His punishing work schedule had made him resort to drugs... 异常紧张的工作安排使他开始吸毒。 Some schools have resorted to recruiting teachers from overseas. 有些学校不得不开始从海外招收老师。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]采取；凭借；诉诸；求助 If you achieve something without resort to a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To have resort to a particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something. [N to n] Congress has a responsibility to ensure that all peaceful options are exhausted before resort to war. 国会有责任确保只有在所有和平手段都不奏效的情况下才会诉诸战争。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](度假)胜地 A resort is a place where a lot of people spend their holidays. [usu supp N] ...the ski resorts. 滑雪胜地 4 [PHRASE 短语]最后的办法；最终手段 If you do something as a last resort, you do it because you can find no other way of getting out of a difficult situation or of solving a problem. [PHR with cl] Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last resort... 不到万不得已时不能选择使用核武器。 As a last resort you may have to accept their point of view. 最终，你可能不得不接受他们的观点。 5 [PHRASE 短语]最终 You use in the last resort when stating the most basic or important fact that will still be true in a situation whatever else happens. [PHR with cl] They would in the last resort support their friends whatever they did. 无论他们的朋友做了什么，他们最终都会支持他们的朋友。
来源	2001.4

Resort Means Action Adopt Place Friends Achieve N