Resort



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GRE 红宝书

• n. 度假胜地
• ［英］ n. 度假胜地 ( a place providing recreation and entertainment)
• ［记］ re ( 再次) +sort ( 出现) -> 反复出现的地方 -> 度假地
• ［例］ resort to stealing when in poverty

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, return, source of aid, from Anglo-French, from resortir to rebound, resort, from re- + Old French sortir to go out, leave
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. one that affords aid or refuge ; resource <went to them as a last resort>
  • b. recourse 1a <have resort to outside help>
• 2.
  • a. frequent, habitual, or general visiting <a place of popular resort>
  • b. persons who frequent a place ; throng
  • c.
    • (1) a frequently visited place ; haunt
    • (2) a place providing recreation and entertainment especially to vacationers
• Synonyms: see resource

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 15th century
• 1. to go especially frequently or habitually ; repair
• 2. to have recourse <resort to force>

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