| 单词 | avail |
| 释义 | a·vail1 /əˈveɪl/ noun to/of no avail FAILif something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want 没结果，无效果 We searched the whole area but all to no avail. Robbie had disappeared. 我们找遍了整个地区但毫无结果，罗比失踪了。Examples from the Corpusavail• This is a misconception that forest ecologists have for years been at pains to correct, but to little avail.• I bombarded the War Office, and importuned the Red Cross; but all to no avail.• An increasingly concerned international community also sounded the alarm, but to no avail.• I have been looking for a recipe for sometime now, but to no avail.• He rebooted my system several times, but to no avail.• Reverend Jones had asked Mrs Cooper to return to the flock, to no avail.• The mist also shrouded the fish and we thrashed away mightily, to no avail.• But effort and reason were to no avail.avail2 verb avail yourself of something formalACCEPTUSE something to accept an offer or use an opportunity to do something 利用某事物〔指提议、机会等〕 How many schools avail themselves of this opportunity each year? 每年有多少学校利用这种机会？→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusavail• To minimize how this price is perceived, the self-defeating organization can avail itself of any of the techniques described here.• It availed me not at all.• But what has it availed me?• It demonstrates that in the post-Cold War world, middle powers can avail themselves of new power to build coalitions.• A formal hearing may be dispensed with if the parties do not wish to avail themselves of their right to have one.• It is an opportunity of which they have availed themselves to varying degrees.• Gaining New Clients - How to avail yourself of the opening of all public contracts to businesses throughout the Community.Origin avail2 (1200-1300) vail “to be of use” ((13-17 centuries)), from Old French valoira·vail1 nounavail2 verbChineseSyllable of or something you no do Corpus if to is avail |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。