word-vault

{ "term": "resource", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a supply of something that a country, an organization or a person has and can use, especially to increase their wealth", "labels": "(especially British English)(especially North American English)(North American English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the exploitation of minerals and other **natural resources**" }, { "text": "They promote the use of **renewable resources **like soybean oil." }, { "text": "**water/mineral/energy resources**" }, { "text": "The school does the best it can with **limited resources** *(= money)*." }, { "text": "a **valuable/precious/scarce resource**" }, { "text": "Think carefully about how you **allocate resources**." }, { "text": "We agreed to **pool our resources** *(= so that everyone gives something)*." }, { "text": "Police have had to **devote** more **resources** to these cases." }, { "text": "Lack of resources has prevented the company from investing in new technology." }, { "text": "More resources need to be committed to the development." }, { "text": "Resources are being poured into the Olympic site." }, { "text": "The Olympics may stretch the country's resources to breaking point." }, { "text": "What a criminal waste of resources." }, { "text": "Water is a scarce resource in this part of the world." }, { "text": "We do not have the resources (= money) to update our computer software." }, { "text": "It is up to the government to put sufficient resources into the scheme." }, { "text": "They may not have adequate resources for their own retirement needs." }, { "text": "Shrimp farming competes with rice production for land and water resources." }, { "text": "They passed a constitutional reform that put all mineral resources in public hands." }, { "text": "As a manager you develop plans, allocate resources, control processes." }, { "text": "They are focusing their resources on improving the infrastructure." }, { "text": "We need to manage our resources better." }, { "text": "Green architecture tries to conserve important resources like water, land, and energy." }, { "text": "The plant consumed vast timber resources." }, { "text": "We'll get by if we pool our resources." }, { "text": "the government's role in diverting resources into social policies" }, { "text": "to mobilize resources in the community to provide shelter for homeless people" }, { "text": "We must make the most efficient use of the available financial resources." }, { "text": "Make proper use of the resources available." } ], "topics": ["The environment"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["abundant", "considerable", "enormous"], "verb + resource": ["be rich in", "have", "lack"], "resource + noun": ["centre/center", "base", "guide"], "phrases": [ "access to resources", "the allocation of resources", "the distribution of resources" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The website is an invaluable **educational resource**." }, { "text": "This is an **online resource** for anyone interested in digital design." }, { "text": "The library is a vast resource for historians of medieval France." }, { "text": "Time is your most valuable resource, especially in examinations." }, { "text": "resource books for teachers" }, { "text": "a library **resource centre**" }, { "text": "The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges." }, { "text": "Williams' text is also a useful resource for college writing instructors." }, { "text": "The online directory is a new way to access an age-old resource." }, { "text": "The company installs a firewall to prevent outsiders from accessing its private data resources." }, { "text": "The Institute's website offers many free information resources online." }, { "text": "The photographs will provide an invaluable visual resource for students, artists and scholars." }, { "text": "The NHS can be used as a research resource, for example in population genetics." }, { "text": "The site features a resource guide for people interested in self-publishing." }, { "text": "The firm acts as an international resource centre, a library of new materials providing information on developments in technology." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["abundant", "considerable", "enormous"], "verb + resource": ["be rich in", "have", "lack"], "resource + noun": ["centre/center", "base", "guide"], "phrases": [ "access to resources", "the allocation of resources", "the distribution of resources" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "personal qualities such as courage and imagination that help you deal with difficult situations", "examples": [ { "text": "He has no inner resources and hates being alone." }, { "text": "She is someone of considerable personal resources." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["abundant", "considerable", "enormous"], "verb + resource": ["be rich in", "have", "lack"], "resource + noun": ["centre/center", "base", "guide"], "phrases": [ "access to resources", "the allocation of resources", "the distribution of resources" ] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈsɔːs//rɪˈzɔːs/", "audio": "re/resource/resource__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈriːsɔːrs//rɪˈsɔːrs/", "audio": "re/resource/resource__us_1_rr.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from obsolete French ressourse, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of Old French dialect resourdre ‘rise again, recover’ (based on Latin surgere ‘to rise’)." }