Schemat użycia:
a [beach/ski/mountain] resort
We booked a week at a luxury resort in the Maldives.
Egy hétre foglaltunk szállást egy luxusüdülőhelyen a Maldív-szigeteken.
The ski resort was crowded during the winter holidays.
A síközpont zsúfolt volt a téli szünetben.
This coastal resort attracts thousands of tourists every summer.
They stayed at an all-inclusive resort with meals and activities included.
Przykłady dla uczących się
We stayed at a beach resort.
Egy tengerparti üdülőhelyen szálltunk meg.
The ski resort is busy in winter.
A síközpont télen forgalmas.
She works at a holiday resort.
We went to a mountain resort last summer.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'resort' (a vacation place) with 'resource' (something useful). They are different words with different meanings.
Znaczenie
Place for holidays and leisure
Kolokacje
beach resort
|ski resort
|luxury resort
|resort town
|holiday resort
Synonimy
retreat (Often implies a quiet, peaceful place for rest, sometimes without the large facilities of a resort.)
|
vacation spot (Less formal term for any place where people go for holidays.)
Antonimy
workplace (The opposite in the sense of a location associated with work rather than relaxation.)
Tematy
travel
|tourism
|leisure
|daily_life
Definicja
A place where people go to relax or have fun, often with hotels, food, and activities.
A place that people go to for vacations or recreation, often providing lodging, entertainment, and other amenities.
Schemat użycia:
to resort to [something/doing something]
The protesters refused to resort to violence.
A tüntetők nem voltak hajlandók erőszakhoz folyamodni.
With no money left, he had to resort to borrowing from friends.
Mivel nem maradt pénze, kénytelen volt a barátaitól kölcsönkérni.
They will resort to legal action if the problem is not solved.
She resorted to lying when all else failed.
Przykłady dla uczących się
He had to resort to asking for help.
Kénytelen volt segítséget kérni.
They did not want to resort to violence.
Nem akartak erőszakhoz folyamodni.
We will resort to calling the police if needed.
She resorted to using her credit card.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes incorrectly use 'resort' without 'to' in this meaning. The correct form is 'resort to [something]'.
Znaczenie
Turn to as last option
Kolokacje
resort to violence
|resort to legal action
|resort to threats
|resort to force
Synonimy
turn to (More general and neutral; does not always imply last option.)
|
fall back on (Informal expression meaning to use something when other options fail.)
Antonimy
avoid (To deliberately not use or do something.)
Tematy
problem-solving
|decision-making
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
To do something only when you have no other choice.
To do or use something because no other choices are possible or effective.
As a last resort, they called the police.
Végső megoldásként hívták a rendőrséget.
Negotiation should be our first step, and force only a last resort.
Az első lépésünk a tárgyalás legyen, az erő alkalmazása pedig csak végső megoldás.
The shelter became a last resort for many families.
Przykłady dla uczących się
We call the police as a last resort.
Csak végső megoldásként hívjuk a rendőrséget.
Use this medicine only as a last resort.
Csak végső megoldásként használd ezt a gyógyszert.
The shelter is a last resort for many people.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'last resort' with 'last resource'. The correct phrase is 'last resort'.
Znaczenie
Last available option or action
Kolokacje
last resort
|final resort
Synonimy
recourse (More formal term, often used in legal contexts.)
Antonimy
first choice (The opposite in terms of preference order.)
Tematy
problem-solving
|decision-making
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
An action you do only when nothing else works.
An action or strategy that is used only when all other options have been tried and failed.