N-UNCOUNT 依靠;求援;诉诸 If you achieve something without recourse to a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To have recourse to a particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achieve something. 依靠;求援;诉诸 [formal]
It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war. [+ to]
这样,其成员就可以不必诉诸战争来解决分歧。
The public believes its only recourse is to take to the streets.
(formal) ADJECTIVE | VERB + RECOURSE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤constant, frequent不斷/頻繁求助▸➤limited, little有限的/很少的解困之法◇Drivers have little recourse but to wait until the weather clears.司機們除了等待天氣放晴外別無他法。➤no other, only無其他/唯一的求助對象◇I have no other recourse than to inform the police.除了告知警察外我別無選擇。➤direct直接求助◇The study of these creatures has been conducted without direct recourse to living specimens.對這些生物的研究是在未直接利用活體標本的情況下進行的。➤legal法律上的追索權VERB + RECOURSE➤have求助(於⋯)◇The mother of an illegitimate child had no legal recourse to the father.在法律上,私生子的母親對孩子的父親無求償權。◇workers who have no recourse to trade unions得不到工會幫助的工人➤seek尋求幫助◇An order was made against which he sought recourse in the supreme court.就法院決議他向最高法院提出申訴。➤avoid避免求助(於⋯)◇Their system of dispute resolution avoids recourse to the courts.他們處理糾紛的體制使之不必訴諸法庭。PREPOSITION➤by recourse to通過⋯的幫助◇people who deal with emotional pain by recourse to drugs and alcohol靠毒品和酒精緩解感情痛苦的人➤with (no) recourse to, without recourse to(不)求助於⋯;不求助於⋯◇a charity for women with no recourse to public funds為不能得到公共基金資助的婦女建立的慈善機構◇residents with no recourse to the law不訴諸於法律的居民◇They tried to settle the dispute without recourse to the courts.他們試圖不通過法庭解決這一爭端。➤recourse against向⋯的求償◇Citizens have learned that they do have recourse against governments.公民已認識到他們有向政府求償的權利。➤recourse to尋求⋯的幫助◇She often had recourse to her dictionary.她經常求助於詞典。PHRASES➤recourse available to sb某人可以獲得的幫助◇There is no recourse available to the victim.受害人無處可獲得幫助。