单词 | of no avail(to no avail) |
释义 | avail , of no ~: to no ~— 90 这两个短语同义,都作“一无所成”或“一无所用”讲,但 of no avail 作表语使用,而 to no avail 则作状语使用。 例如: It is of no avail for him to cover up facts. 他想掩盖事实真相毫无用处。 He has made repeated attempts, but to no avail. 他一再尝试终无所成。 比较: All their efforts to save him from his folly were of no avail. 他们为了挽救他不再胡作非为而作出的一切努力都付诸东流。 They tried their hardest to save him from his folly, but to no avail. 他们已尽到最大努力去挽救他不再胡作非为,但毫无结果。 |
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