resort
noun
verb
rɪˈzɔːt noun
1 a place where a lot of people go for holidays 度假胜地
seaside/beach/ski etc resort
Aspen, a ski resort in Colorado
阿斯彭,科罗拉多的一个滑雪胜地
Lagoon Reef is one of the best resort hotels.
潟湖礁是最好的度假酒店之一。
2
last/final resort
what you will do if everything else fails 〔其他一切都失败后〕最后的手段 BrE
as a last resort
Drug treatment should only be used as a last resort.
药物治疗只能作为最后的办法。
of last resort
a weapon of last resort
最后使出的武器
in the last resort
Economic sanctions will be used only in the last resort.
实在没有别的办法时,才会采取经济制裁。
3
first resort
what you will do first before you try other things 最先采取的手段
In the past, your family was the first resort when looking for a job.
过去找工作总是先找家人帮忙。
4
resort to sth
when you must use or depend on something because nothing better is available [正式] 诉诸某事,求助于某事 formal
without resort to sth
We hope they will be able to resolve the situation without resort to force.
我们希望他们不用诉诸武力就能解决这个局面。
verb
5 to do something bad, extreme, or difficult because you cannot think of any other way to deal with a problem 采取,诉诸〔不好的事物〕
Officials fear that extremists may resort to violence .
官员们担心极端主义者会诉诸暴力。
resort to doing sth
Vets have had to resort to killing the animals.
兽医不得已只好弄死这些动物。