resort to

phrasal verb

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resort to something

to make use of something, especially something bad, as a means of achieving something, often because there is no other possible solution诉诸；求助于；依靠 synonym recourse
- They felt obliged to resort to violence.他们觉得有必要诉诸暴力。
- They achieved their demands without having to resort to force.他们没有诉诸武力就实现了他们的要求。
- We had to resort to another loan from the bank.我们不得不求助于银行的另一笔贷款。
- resort to doing something We may have to resort to using untrained staff.我们也许只能使用未受过训练的员工了。