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resort （v.） 求助, 诉诸, 采取(某种手段等), 常去 ~ to sth In some circumstances we have to resort to force to settle conflicts. (n) 1. 【C】常去之地, 游览胜地a tourist resort 游览胜地 2. 【U】采取；诉诸（常指不好的事物）His attempt to pass the examination with resort to cheating was finally in vain.He attempted to resort to cheating to pass the exam, but finally he failed. in the last resort，as a last resort(其他一切都失败后）作为最后的手段 close up ① shut up temporarilyOn New Year’s Eve all the stores are closed up in my hometown. ② come or bring closer together靠近,靠拢 The captain commanded that all the crew close up. ③ heal (伤口)愈合 It took a long time for the cut to close up. close down 永久关闭,倒闭 close in on 包围 come/draw to a close 渐进结束 vulnerable adj. exposed to danger or attack; unprotected (be ~ to sth) Compared with urban apartments, rural houses have fewer security measures and thus remain more vulnerable to thefts. vulnerability n. Synonym: fragile Antonym: invulnerable 不会受伤害的 statistics n. ①[pl] collection of information expressed in numbers 数据,统计资料 Statistics indicate that crime rate has been on a sharp rise. ②[sing/ U] science of collecting 统计学 Statistics is not easy for me to learn. Cf. statistic n.一项数据 a statistic Cf. data靠推理、讨论、计算等得出的数据资料，其含义可包括statistics，含义更广。 allege v. state sth as a fact without proof 宣称，断言 ( ~ that; it is alleged that…) The journalist alleged that the man was murdered. It is alleged that there are nuclear weapons in Iraq. Cf. allege无真凭实据而硬说assert（不管事实如何，以强烈的个人信念）主张affirm （根据事实）坚定不移地宣称claim/declare语气稍弱，明白清楚地正式向别人宣布或让别人知道 era n. [C] period in history纪元；时代；历史时期 enter into/ open up/create a new ~ 进入/开创一个新时代We have entered into a great new era of information. Cf. age epoch period times age 常指具有某种显著特征,也指考古学上的时代和时期。epoch 正式用词，侧重指以某重大事件或巨大变化为起点的新的历史时期。 era 书面用词，指历史上的纪元、年代，可与epoch和age互换，侧重时期的延续性和整个历程。 period 最普通用词，可长可短，又可指个人或自然界的一个发展阶段 。times 侧重某一特定时期。 hook up to attach…to, connect…with My computer is hooked up to the Internet, so I can communicate with m