recourse

英 [rɪˈkɔːs]

美 [ˈriːkɔːrs]

n.  依靠; 依赖; 求助

复数：recourses　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8741 / COCA.11337

牛津词典

noun

• 依靠；依赖；求助
  the fact of having to, or being able to, use sth that can provide help in a difficult situation
  1. Your only recourse is legal action.
     你的唯一依靠就是诉诸法律。
  2. She made a complete recovery without recourse to surgery.
     她未做手术就完全恢复了健康。
  3. The government, when necessary, has recourse to the armed forces.
     政府在必要时可以动用军队。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 依靠;求援;诉诸
  If you achieve something withoutrecourse toa particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To haverecourse toa particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something.
  1. It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war...
     这样，其成员就可以不必诉诸战争来解决分歧。
  2. The public believes its only recourse is to take to the streets.
     公众认为唯一的办法就是上街游行。

英英释义

noun

• act of turning to for assistance
  1. have recourse to the courts
  2. an appeal to his uncle was his last resort
  Synonym:resortrefuge
• something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  1. his only recourse was the police
  2. took refuge in lying
  Synonym:refugeresort

双语例句

• Noting that a number of developing country Members have recourse to preshipment inspection;
  注意到一些发展中国家成员求助于装运前检验；
• He had recourse to every superstition of sortilege, clairvoyance, presentiment, and dreams.
  他求助于各种迷信的方式，如抽签、千里眼、预感和解梦等。
• In this case, it may be necessary for us to have recourse to arbitration.
  这种情况下，我们有必要求助仲裁。
• We hope a settlement can be reached without recourse to legal action.
  我们希望不依靠法律手段就能达成协议。
• And during this time, mum-to-be can't hunt for food so what is her recourse?
  在此期间，准妈妈们不能去寻找食物，那么她依赖什么生存呢？
• But the country has more stringent mortgage restrictions, such as recourse loans for individuals and high down payments.
  但中国执行的是非常严格的抵押贷款制度，例如个人无追索权贷款和高首付比例等。
• I'd prefer to buy the house myself without recourse to my parents.
  我更喜欢靠自己的力量买房子，而不是去求助我的父母。
• Bill endorsed with recourse and bill underlying asset securitization arrangements shall be fully disclosed.
  充分披露有追索权的票据背书、以票据为标的资产的资产证券化安排。
• The states had no recourse but to await the verdict of the high tribunal.
  各州没有追索权，只能坐待高级法院的判决。
• The role of trust in commercial transactions is really much more complicated than our confidence in legal recourse.
  比起我们对法定追索权的信心，商业交易中的信任要复杂得多。