recourse

英 [rɪˈkɔːs]

美 [ˈriːkɔːrs]

n.  依靠; 依赖; 求助

复数：recourses　

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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

• If so, what is your recourse if the contract is breached?
  如果满意，如果（对反）违反合同，你有什么追索权？
• 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。
• She made a complete recovery without recourse to surgery.
  她未做手术就完全恢复了健康。
• All citizens have recourse to justice.
  所有的公民都对司法审判享有追索权。
• Where the holder is an endorser, he has no right of recourse against the subsequent parties.
  持票人为背书人的，对其后手无追索权。
• Availble against beneficiary's draft, without recourse to drawers.
  凭受益人汇票办理，对出票人无追索权。
• Left alone and separated from all earthy counsel, she had recourse to a friend and adviser.
  她孑然一人，在世间找不到人商量，她就求助于一个朋友和导师。
• Nothing in this Convention shall prejudice any right of recourse of the owner against third parties.
  本公约不得影响船舶所有人对第三方任何追索权。
• 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？
• 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。