avail
v
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. 你要利用一切機會說英語.
2 [I, Ipr] (dated 舊) be of value or help 有價值; 有幫助; 有用
What can avail against the storm? 用什么來抵擋風暴?
3 (idm 習語) a,vail sb `nothing (dated 舊) be of no use to sb 對某人無用. avail, n (idm 習語) of little/no a`vail not very/not at all helpful or effective 沒有多大[一點兒]幫助, 用處或效果
The advice we got was of no avail. 我們得到的建議完全沒用. to little/no a`vail; without a`vail with little/no success 沒有什么成果[沒有成果]
The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail. 醫生們曾竭盡全力搶救他的生命, 但卻徒勞無功.
?? 考研助記
a(to)+vail(=val=worth價值)→值得去做→ 有益于
?? 擴展釋義
*[?'veil]vi. 有用, 有利vt. 有利于n. 效用, 利益【經】 有利, 利益, 凈得相關詞組: to avail of... to avail sb of sth to little avail to no avail without avail