resort /riˈzɔ:t/ I. vi. 求助，凭借，诉诸(to)：If other means fail, we shall resort to force. 如果其他手段均失败，我们将诉诸武力。［考句］ Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they resort to violence in order to escape. 通常只有在被套时，动物才会凭借武力以便逃脱。［考句］I would never have resorted to a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.如果我不那么绝望的话，我是不会诉诸法庭的。 ‖II. n. 1.［c］常去之地，胜地：seaside (summer, health) resorts 海滨(避暑，休养)胜地 The park is a place of popular resort. 这个公园是大家常去的地方。 2.［u］求助的对象，采用的手段: pass the examination without resort to cheating 不靠作弊而通过考试；resort to threats 威胁手段