resorted

英 [rɪˈzɔːtɪd]

美 [rɪˈzɔːrtɪd]

v.  求助，诉诸; 常去; 采取某手段或方法
resort的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 诉诸;采取
  If youresort toa 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 采取;凭借;诉诸;求助
  If you achieve something withoutresort toa particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To haveresort toa particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT (度假)胜地
  Aresortis a place where a lot of people spend their holidays.
  1. ...the ski resorts.
     滑雪胜地
• PHRASE 最后的办法;最终手段
  If you do somethingas 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 最终
  You usein the last resortwhen stating the most basic or important fact that will still be true in a situation whatever else happens.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The navy resorted to the press-gang.
  海军不得不让征兵队强制征兵。
• When polite requests failed he resorted to threats.
  他恳求不成，就诉诸威胁了。
• And ideologues have resorted to previously taboo weapons, such as the threat of default.
  而这些理念的倡导者们则拿起了像是债务的威胁这样以前讳莫如深的武器。
• However, I resorted to sign language more than words.
  不过，我借助手势语的时候超过口语。
• Newspapers resorted to personal abuse
  报纸采取了人身攻击的手段。
• So rather than cutting imports, China has resorted to exploiting loopholes.
  因此中国做的是利用法律漏洞而不是减少从伊朗进口。
• Then, ordinary citizens resorted to extreme measures.
  随后，普通民众采取了极端手段。
• It had, at least, not resorted to mass sackings as have competitors in other countries.
  至少，它没有像其它国家的竞争对手一样，诉诸于大规模裁员。
• In the rich world only Japan has recently resorted to currency intervention, and so far only once.
  在发达国家中，只有日本最近干预了汇率，但日本只这样做了一次。
• In recent years, some groups have resorted to threats and even violence in efforts to disrupt important research.
  近年来，一些团体为了达到破坏重要研究的目的而诉诸于威胁甚至暴力。