resource

Bridgezipf 4.39

Pronunciation

/rɪˈzɔːs/(rih-ZORS)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

资源；资源条件（可用于实现某目标的资金、材料、人力等）

Definition

A stock or supply of materials, money, staff, or other assets that can be drawn on; a strategy or device for helping in a difficult situation.

Word family

  • resourceful/rɪˈzɔːsfəl/(adj)足智多谋的
  • resourcing/rɪˈzɔːsɪŋ/(n)资源配置

Collocations

  • limited resources
  • allocate resources
  • resource constraints
  • natural resources
  • human resources
  • deploy resources

Examples

  1. 1.The project was underfunded from the start — there were simply not enough resources to do the job properly.
  2. 2.Managing limited resources effectively is one of the core competencies of any successful leader.

Synonyms

  • asset/ˈæset/— a useful item
  • means/miːnz/— the money or ability to do something
  • supply/səˈplaɪ/— a stock of something available

Etymology

from Old French "ressource," from "resourdre" (to rise again)