| 单词 | resource |
| 释义 | resource (once / 139 pages) n A resource is any personal talent or outside supply that can be tapped for help or support. Resource comes from an old French word meaning "relief" or "recovery," which certainly ties in with the idea of a resource being something that offers necessary aid. However, the word resource also refers to the natural resources available in and on our Earth — things that we are constantly drawing on and depleting, such as our trees, ores, and atmosphere. Once such a natural resource is used up, it’s usually gone forever, and is no longer a resource. WORD FAMILYresource: resourceful, resourceless, resources+/resourceful: resourcefully, resourcefulness/resourceless: resourcelessly USAGE EXAMPLES“Israel is creating Palestinian ghettos, islands of land that are doomed to failure without basic resources,” he said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The state Department of Natural Resources says it will seek money from lawmakers to help acquire land. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Iowa Natural Resources Department says the man fell about 60 feet from an overlook off Lost Lake Trail around 11:15 a.m. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed the local library is a valuable resource Hypo|Hyper aid, assistance, help a resource recourse, refuge, resortsomething or someone turned to for assistance or security resourcefulnessthe quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation inner resourcea resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities shadowrefuge from danger or observation asset, plus a useful or valuable quality 2n available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed Hypo|Hyper natural resource, natural resources resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature labor resourcesresources of available manpower bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenancethe financial means whereby one lives backing, financial backing, financial support, funding, supportfinancial resources provided to make some project possible ways and meansresources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government) land resourcesnatural resources in the form of arable land mineral resourcesnatural resources in the form of minerals renewable resourceany natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comfortsthings that make you comfortable and at ease maintenancemeans of maintenance of a family or group meal ticketa source of income or livelihood subsistenceminimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company 3n the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems a man of resource Syn|Hypo|Hyper imagination, resourcefulness armory, armoury, inventory a collection of resources cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness the power of creative imagination |
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