transitive. With on, upon. To compel to fall back on or resort to. Cf. to fall back on at fall, v. phrasal verbs 1.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] > when other things fail (3) to throw back1656 transitive. With on, upon. To compel to fall back on or resort to. Cf. to fall back on at fall, v. phrasal verbs 1. to fall upon ——1767 intransitive. To make use of as a last resort; = to fall back upon. Cf. to fall on —— 2b at phrasal verbs 2. rare. to fall back on (also upon)1777 intransitive. to fall back on (also upon): to resort to (something) in an emergency or when other options have failed, become unavailable, or… |
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