avail的意思

avail

英式音标[ə'vel]
美式英标[ə'veɪl]

基本解释

n. 效用，利益

vt. 有益于，有益于；使对某人有利。

vi. 有益于，有益于；使对某人有利。

中文词源

avail 有益，有用

前缀a-同ad-, 去，往. 词根val, 力量，词源同value, valiant. 指有益的，有力量的。

英文词源

avail: avail: see value
avail (v.): c. 1300, availen, apparently a French compound formed in English from Old French a- "to" (see ad-) + vailen "to avail," from vaill-, present stem of valoir "be worth," from Latin valere (see valiant). Related: Availed; availing. As a noun, from c. 1400.

实用例句

1. His efforts were to no avail.: 他徒劳无功。

2. I apologized repeatedly, but to little avail.: 我一再道歉，但丝毫没有奏效。

3. We tried to keep him alive but to no avail.: 我们全力抢救他,但却徒劳无功.

4. They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.: 他们试做人工呼吸,可是无效.

5. They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail.: 他们时而恳求,时而威胁, 但这一切看来都没有用.

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