{
    "term": "resort",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a place where a lot of people go on holiday",
            "labels": "(British English also)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(both British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(both British English)(British English)(North American English also)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**seaside/mountain resorts**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They spent a month at a fashionable **ski resort** in Switzerland."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a popular **tourist resort**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a popular **holiday resort**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **resort town** of Byron Bay"
                },
                {
                    "text": "destination resorts such as Atlantis in the Bahamas"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Holidays"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fashionable", "favourite/​favorite", "popular"],
                "resort + noun": ["area", "destination", "island"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the resort", "in a/​the resort"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of using something, especially something bad or unpleasant, because nothing else is possible",
            "sensetop": "resort to something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There are hopes that the conflict can be resolved **without resort to** violence."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "recourse"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the first or last course of action that you should or can take in a particular situation",
            "sensetop": "the first/last/final resort",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Strike action should be regarded **as a last resort**, when all attempts to negotiate have failed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**In the last resort** *(= in the end)* everyone must decide for themselves."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɔːt/",
                "audio": "re/resort/resort__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɔːrt/",
                "audio": "re/resort/resort__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting something one can turn to for assistance): from Old French resortir, from re- ‘again’ + sortir ‘come or go out’. The sense ‘place frequently visited’ dates from the mid 18th cent."
}