resort tosth
—phrasal verbwithresortverbuk/rɪˈzɔːt/us/rɪˈzɔːrt/
C2
to do something that you do notwantto do because you cannotfindany other way ofachievingsomething
（别无办法的情况下）诉诸，依靠，采用
I had toresorttoviolence/threatsto get mymoney.为了拿到我的钱，我被迫诉诸暴力／采取威胁的手段。
[+ -ing verb]When she didn'tanswerthephone, I resorted tocallingup to her from thestreet.她不接我的电话，我没有办法，只好站在街上对她大喊。