resources(常作复数)thing that can be turned to for help,support,or consolation when needed他没有内在的精神寄托，因而害怕孤独。 He has no inner resources and hates being alone.
这里应该用这样的表达find sustenance in sb/sth或find resources in sb/sth父母长从子女身上寻到精神寄托 Parents are always finding sustenance in there children.在口语中常用one's meat and drink表示精神寄托，但此处不适合例：To some old people, raising pets is their meat and drink. 对于一些老年人来讲，养宠物是他们的精神寄托
