avail someone nothing of little (或 no) avail to li
(archaic)(of an action) be of no help at all to someone(古)(行动)无助于not very (or not at all) effective or successful几乎(或根本)无效的with little (or no) success or benefit几乎(或根本)毫无作用;无助
avail (oneself) of
To make use of.利用
英语四级真题
This enables him to reinterpret British cuisine depending on what is avail able in the local markets.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
PHRASE
毫无用处;没效果
If you do something to no avail or to little avail, what you do fails to achieve what you want.
例句
His efforts were to no avail...他徒劳无功。I apologized repeatedly, but to little avail.我一再道歉,但丝毫没有奏效。
VERB
接受(提议);利用(机会)
If you avail yourself of an offer or an opportunity, you accept the offer or make use of the opportunity.
例句
Guests should feel at liberty to avail themselves of your facilities.宾客们应该可以随意使用你们的各种设施。
英汉词典释义
n.
效用, 利益
We tried to keep him alive but to no avail.我们全力抢救他, 但却徒劳无功。
vt. & vi.
有用于, 有益于, 有助于
All his efforts did not avail.他做的所有的这些努力都是没有用的。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a means of serving;
"of no avail""there's no help for it"
Verb
1. use to one's advantage;
"He availed himself of the available resources"
2. be of use to, be useful to;
"It will avail them to dispose of their booty"
3. take or use;
"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"