Orson resorted to blackmail.
Orson 采取了敲詐.
resort to something:to make use of something, especially something bad, as a means of achieving something, often because there is no other possible solution 訴諸;求助于;依靠
They felt obliged to resort to violence. 他們覺得有必要訴諸暴力.
We may have to resort to using untrained staff. 我們也許只能使用未受過訓練的員工了.
n. 勒索
vt. 勒索,訛詐