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单词

avail

读音
əˈveɪl
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词根

词根为 "val",源自拉丁语,意为“力量”或“价值”。它在很多英语单词中广泛使用,比如"valiant"(勇敢的),"evaluate"(评估),"valid"(有效的)。

释义

v. 有助于;(使)对某人有利 n. 效用,利益 [ 第三人称单数 avails 现在分词 availing 过去式 availed 过去分词 availed ]

例句

The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail.
医生千方百计想使他活下来,但无济于事。
I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.
恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了。
His efforts were to no avail.
他的努力是徒劳的。

强化记忆

由于“avail”和"value"有相同的词根并且意思也相近,你可以将它们一起记忆,可帮助你更好地记住 "avail"。"avail" 来源于法语 "availer" ,可能源自拉丁语 "ad-" (到)和 "valere" (强壮,有价值),单词的最初意义应该是“带来价值”。

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Caren and I frantically started calling his cell phone,to no avail.We left multiple messages.
He tried to buy and destroy every copy of the article containing his blunder,but to no avail.Their mutual resentment blossomed.
You can imagine, the musicians were disconsolate.Haydn remonstrated with the prince, but to no avail.So given the prince loved his music,
than a weapons system.It would allow us to avail ourselves of the useof autonomous vehicles and drones
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