intransitive. To be counted or considered as; to reckon to be. Esp. in to stand for something (or nothing): to have some (or no) value or importance.
| 单词 | θ90291 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > be of no avail [verb (intransitive)] (43) to stand for something (or nothing)OE intransitive. To be counted or considered as; to reckon to be. Esp. in to stand for something (or nothing): to have some (or no) value or importance. frustrate1471 To deprive of effect, render ineffectual; to neutralize, counteract (an effort or effect). unavail1866 transitive and intransitive. To be of no avail (to); to fail. to cut ice1894 colloquial (originally U.S.). to cut ice (withsomeone) and variants: to carry weight, have an influence or effect (upon); to impress. Chiefly in… Subcategories:— be ineffective (5) — expend effort on something futile (8) — expend effort and accomplish little (1) — expend effort in vain (25) |
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