| [/əˈveɪl; əˋvel/] v 用法:
1 [Tn.pr] ~ oneself of sth (fml 文) make use of sth; take advantage of sth 使用某事物; 利用某事物:
You must avail yourself of every opportunity to speak English. 你要利用一切机会说英语. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr] (dated 旧) be of value or help 有价值; 有帮助; 有用:
What can avail against the storm? 用什么来抵挡风暴? 用法:
3 (idm 习语) a,vail sb `nothing (dated 旧) be of no use to sb 对某人无用. avail 2
n (idm 习语) of little/no a`vail not very/not at all helpful or effective 没有多大[一点儿]帮助, 用处或效果:
The advice we got was of no avail. 我们得到的建议完全没用. to little/no a`vail; without a`vail with little/no success 没有什么成果[没有成果]:
The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail. 医生们曾竭尽全力抢救他的生命, 但却徒劳无功. |