{
    "term": "resource",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a supply of something that a country, an organization or a person has and can use, especially to increase their wealth",
            "labels": "(especially British English)(especially North American English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the exploitation of minerals and other **natural resources**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They promote the use of **renewable resources **like soybean oil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**water/mineral/energy resources**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school does the best it can with **limited resources** *(= money)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **valuable/precious/scarce resource**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Think carefully about how you **allocate resources**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We agreed to **pool our resources** *(= so that everyone gives something)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police have had to **devote** more **resources** to these cases."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lack of resources has prevented the company from investing in new technology."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More resources need to be committed to the development."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Resources are being poured into the Olympic site."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Olympics may stretch the country's resources to breaking point."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What a criminal waste of resources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Water is a scarce resource in this part of the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We do not have the resources (= money) to update our computer software."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is up to the government to put sufficient resources into the scheme."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They may not have adequate resources for their own retirement needs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shrimp farming competes with rice production for land and water resources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They passed a constitutional reform that put all mineral resources in public hands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a manager you develop plans, allocate resources, control processes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are focusing their resources on improving the infrastructure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to manage our resources better."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Green architecture tries to conserve important resources like water, land, and energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plant consumed vast timber resources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll get by if we pool our resources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the government's role in diverting resources into social policies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to mobilize resources in the community to provide shelter for homeless people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We must make the most efficient use of the available financial resources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make proper use of the resources available."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["abundant", "considerable", "enormous"],
                "verb + resource": ["be rich in", "have", "lack"],
                "resource + noun": ["centre/​center", "base", "guide"],
                "phrases": [
                    "access to resources",
                    "the allocation of resources",
                    "the distribution of resources"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The website is an invaluable **educational resource**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is an **online resource** for anyone interested in digital design."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The library is a vast resource for historians of medieval France."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Time is your most valuable resource, especially in examinations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "resource books for teachers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a library **resource centre**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Williams' text is also a useful resource for college writing instructors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The online directory is a new way to access an age-old resource."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company installs a firewall to prevent outsiders from accessing its private data resources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Institute's website offers many free information resources online."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The photographs will provide an invaluable visual resource for students, artists and scholars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The NHS can be used as a research resource, for example in population genetics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The site features a resource guide for people interested in self-publishing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The firm acts as an international resource centre, a library of new materials providing information on developments in technology."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["abundant", "considerable", "enormous"],
                "verb + resource": ["be rich in", "have", "lack"],
                "resource + noun": ["centre/​center", "base", "guide"],
                "phrases": [
                    "access to resources",
                    "the allocation of resources",
                    "the distribution of resources"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "personal qualities such as courage and imagination that help you deal with difficult situations",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has no inner resources and hates being alone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is someone of considerable personal resources."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["abundant", "considerable", "enormous"],
                "verb + resource": ["be rich in", "have", "lack"],
                "resource + noun": ["centre/​center", "base", "guide"],
                "phrases": [
                    "access to resources",
                    "the allocation of resources",
                    "the distribution of resources"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈsɔːs//rɪˈzɔːs/",
                "audio": "re/resource/resource__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːsɔːrs//rɪˈsɔːrs/",
                "audio": "re/resource/resource__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from obsolete French ressourse, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of Old French dialect resourdre ‘rise again, recover’ (based on Latin surgere ‘to rise’)."
}