Question of the Day #658

India PM Modi urges state governments to use lockdown as last resort to contain virus

From the headline of this article at Yahoo! Finance.

上記の文で、last resortの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "last resort" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔目的を達成するための〕最後の手段、最終手段

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

something done only if nothing else works

Examples

• Asking for more time should be our last resort.
• As a last resort, we could ask your mother to help.
• Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last resort.
• The government will impose a state of emergency only as a last resort.
• British police are supposed to use guns only as a last resort.

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