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resort

US /rɪˈzɔrt/

noun Target · B2 Du lịch & lưu trú

Definition

a hotel located in a resort area

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company holds its annual retreat at a beach resort.

Synonyms

  • holiday destinationhaving a meaning similar to resort
  • retreat(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
  • vacation spothaving a meaning similar to resort

Collocations

  • Easy beach resort holiday
    to beach resort holiday, meaning to land on a beach
  • Medium book a luxury ski resort suite
    to book a luxury ski resort suite, meaning to engage for a performance
  • Hard as a last resort when mediation fails
    describing as a last resort when mediation fails (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)
  • Very Hard resort to desperate measures in dire straits
    to resort to desperate measures in dire straits, meaning to have recourse to

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