avail

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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。

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to/of no avail• Work may be done that may be to no avail.• We searched everywhere to no avail.• Their effort to continue life as before, as if nothing had happened, is to no avail.• Tricky flying was to no avail here.• But it was to no avail.• Although she was treated by a vet, it was to no avail.• But effort and reason were to no avail.

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avail• 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？

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avail yourself of something• Avail yourself of every opportunity to learn.• It demonstrates that in the post-Cold War world, middle powers can avail themselves of new power to build coalitions.• Mrs Foster encouraged the staff to avail themselves of the lodge's delights.• Gaining New Clients - How to avail yourself of the opening of all public contracts to businesses throughout the Community.• The Sergeant availed himself of the other.• A formal hearing may be dispensed with if the parties do not wish to avail themselves of their right to have one.• Anyone wishing to avail themselves of this facility should contact the Hotel direct.• Many high-income people can reduce their income tax liabilities very substantially by availing themselves of this loophole.• Gandhi availed himself of Western and Eastern methods.

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avail• 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 valoir

a·vail1 nounavail2 verb

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