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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·sort1 /rɪˈzɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 DLT[countable] 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，科罗拉多的一处滑雪胜地 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 FAILwhat you will do if everything else fails 〔其他办法都失败后采用的〕最后的办法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 British English 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 something formal when you must use or depend on something because nothing better is available 诉诸某事，求助于某事without resort to something 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处理这一情况。n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + resorta tourist resortThere are plans to turn the town into a tourist resort.a seaside/beach resortWe stayed in a relaxed beach resort on the east coast.a mountain resortmountain resorts in Coloradoa lakeside resortthe popular lakeside resort of Lake Comoa holiday resortBenidorm is a terrific holiday resort.a ski resortThe lack of snow is causing problems for ski resorts.a health resortWe booked ourselves into a health resort for a weekend of pure indulgence.a popular resortThe popular seaside resort of Brighton is 40 minutes away.a lively resortIt is a lively resort with plenty of bars and cafés.a bustling resort (=lively and full of people)The hotel is right in the middle of this bustling resort.a fashionable resortHastings was a once fashionable resort.resort + NOUNa resort town/area/centreThey're only a five minute stroll away from the main resort centre with all its bars, restaurants and nightlife.a resort hotelThere are plans for a major resort hotel and golf course to be built.a resort complex (=a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts)Club Hotel is part of a resort complex offering a range of facilities.
Examples from the Corpus
resort• That Government were able to carry through virtually all that legislation with hardly any resort to guillotine motions.• When they run out of established holidays, resorts just make up their own.• In buildings of more than two storeys, wait for the fire brigade, and jump only as a last resort.• Residential care should not be used as a last resort.• But there is a real danger that lucky resorts will be fully booked within hours of a good dump.• It does not deal directly with possession of weapons, nor with the legitimacy of resort to war in the first place.• Acapulco is one of Mexico's most popular resorts.• Lift tickets at most ski resorts are about $30 to $40 a day.• We were joined there by George and Marion and we all went off to a skiing resort called Gargellen.• This was not the resort of my dreams.seaside/beach/ski etc resort• A railway link came to be essential for a seaside resort.• Breckenridge Ski Resort has 17 lifts and more than 130 trails.• Days 10-15 Mombasa 5 days in the glorious beach resort of Mombasa in the hotel of your choice.• If your summer vacation plans need a lift, consider the ski resorts.• The house is situated in the seaside resort of St. Anne's-on-Sea in Lancashire and is only a short walk from the beach.• Most airlines offer packages, and a travel agent or the ski resort you have chosen can help you find others.• Waterman ski resorts, two gems in Southern California skiing, have new owners.• Days 12-15 Mombasa At leisure in your beach resort.resort2 ●○○ verb 1 resort to something phrasal verb SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto 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 something Vets have had to resort to killing the animals. 兽医不得已只好弄死这些动物。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
resort• In 1981 the government had to resort to crash purchases of kerosene to meet shortages.• People become so desperate to make contact with beasts and fowl that they resort to going on nature trails.• With high demand and continuing short supply, Schofield said vintners are resorting to other measures.• He thinks some states and cities will resort to pump-priming their economies with spending on things like roads, airports and waste-management.• Coelenterates will resort to territorial squabbles in the aquarium just as they do in the wild.• Merrill felt that students resort to these tactics when they see no other way to address the problem.• Socrates finds satisfying, gut-wrenching answers to these and other universal questions without resorting to violence or to 911.From Longman Business Dictionaryresortre‧sort1 /rɪˈzɔːt-ɔːrt/ verb → resort to something→ See Verb tableresortresort2 noun [countable]TRAVEL a place where a lot of people go for holidaysIt is now the country’s most popular beach resort.Origin resort1 (1300-1400) Old French resortir “to come back, resort”, from sortir “to go out”re·sort1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1resort2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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re‧sort1 W3 /rɪˈzɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ 
noun
seaside/beach/ski etc resort
Aspen, a ski resort in Colorado
Lagoon Reef is one of the best resort hotels.
2. last/final resort what you will do if everything else fails
as a last resort
Drug treatment should only be used as a last resort.
of last resort
a weapon of last resort
in the last resort British English:
Economic sanctions will be used only in the last resort.
3. first resort what you will do first before you try other things:
In the past, your family was the first resort when looking for a job.
4. resort to something formal when you must use or depend on something because nothing better is available
without resort to something
We hope they will be able to resolve the situation without resort to force.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + resort
▪a tourist resort There are plans to turn the town into a tourist resort.
▪a seaside/beach resort We stayed in a relaxed beach resort on the east coast.
▪a mountain resort mountain resorts in Colorado
▪a lakeside resort the popular lakeside resort of Lake Como
▪a holiday resort Benidorm is a terrific holiday resort.
▪a ski resort The lack of snow is causing problems for ski resorts.
▪a health resort We booked ourselves into a health resort for a weekend of pure indulgence.
▪a popular resort The popular seaside resort of Brighton is 40 minutes away.
▪a lively resort It is a lively resort with plenty of bars and cafés.
▪a bustling resort (=lively and full of people) The hotel is right in the middle of this bustling resort.
▪a fashionable resort Hastings was a once fashionable resort.
■ resort + NOUN
▪a resort town/area/centre They're only a five minute stroll away from the main resort centre with all its bars, restaurants and nightlife.
▪a resort hotel There are plans for a major resort hotel and golf course to be built.
▪a resort complex (=a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts) Club Hotel is part of a resort complex offering a range of facilities.
resort2 verb
resort to something phrasal verb
to do something bad, extreme, or difficult because you cannot think of any other way to deal with a problem:
Officials fear that extremists may resort to violence.
resort to doing something
Vets have had to resort to killing the animals.
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noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: resortir 'to come back, resort', from sortir 'to go out'
1. [countable] a place where a lot of people go for holidaysLanguage: Old French
Origin: resortir 'to come back, resort', from sortir 'to go out'
seaside/beach/ski etc resort
2. last/final resort what you will do if everything else fails
as a last resort
of last resort
in the last resort British English:
3. first resort what you will do first before you try other things:
4. resort to something formal when you must use or depend on something because nothing better is available
without resort to something
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verbresort to something phrasal verb
to do something bad, extreme, or difficult because you cannot think of any other way to deal with a problem:
resort to doing something
Holidays/vacations 假期
have/take ( a holiday/BrE ( a vacation/a break/a day off/NAmE ( a gap yearBrE 休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假 go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣 go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览 plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary计划旅行／假期／行程 book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票 have/make/cancel a reservation/( bookingespecially
BrE 预订；取消预订 rent a villa/( a holiday home/a holiday cottageboth
BrE 租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅 ( especially
BrE hire/ ( especially
NAmE rent a car/bicycle/moped租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车 stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/( a holiday home/a caravanboth
BrE 住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里 cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/( en suite roomBrE 单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元 check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间 pack/unpack your suitcase/bags把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西 call/order room service打电话叫／叫客房服务 cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation取消／缩短旅程／假期
Foreign travel 出国旅行
apply for/get/renew a/your passport申请／拿到／续签护照 take out/buy/get travel insurance获得／购买／取得旅游保险 catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班 fly (in)/travel in business/economy class乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行 make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/( layover in Hong KongNAmE also
在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留 experience/cause/lead to delays遇上／引起／导致延误 check (in)/collect/get/lose (your)( luggage/especially
BrE ( baggageespecially
NAmE 托运／取／弄丢行李 be charged for/pay excess baggage被收取／支付超重行李费 board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry上／下飞机／船／渡船 taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道 experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence遇到强烈的气流 suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车
The tourist industry 旅游业
attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors吸引游客 encourage/promote/hurt tourism鼓励／促进／损害旅游业 promote/develop ecotourism促进／发展生态旅游 build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/( seaside/beach/ski resortespecially
BrE 建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地 work for/be operated by a major hotel chain就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营 be served by/compete with low-cost/( low-fare/budget airlinesespecially
NAmE 由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争 book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办 contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询 book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour预订／进行／去包价旅游 buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品
