resort

🇺🇸 /rɪˈzɔːrt/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈzɔːt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

a popular vacation spot

We chose a beach resort for our summer holiday.

R

using something bad when no other choice exists

The government may resort to emergency measures if the crisis worsens.

R

the final option when others fail

Closing the school should be a last resort after all other solutions.

translation

n. a popular vacation spot; using something bad when no other choice exists; the final option when others fail

Word Forms

Plural resorts