| 单词 | to avail oneself of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto avail oneself of a. transitive. to avail oneself of: to benefit oneself or profit by (something); to take advantage of; to make use of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [verb (reflexive)] > take advantage improve1473 advantage1570 to avail oneself ofa1616 remunerate1793 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] noteOE take?a1160 turnc1175 usec1300 to fare witha1340 benote1340 spenda1400 usea1400 weara1400 naitc1400 occupy1423 to put (also set) in work?a1425 practise?c1430 apply1439 employ?1473 to call upon ——1477 help1489 tew1489 handle1509 exercise1526 improvea1529 serve1538 feed1540 enure1549 to make (also take) (a) use of1579 wield1601 adoperate1612 to avail oneself ofa1616 to avail oneself ofa1616 prevail1617 to make practice of1623 ploy1675 occasion1698 to call on ——1721 subserve1811 nuse1851 utilize1860 1582 N. Lichefield tr. L. Gutierrez de la Vega De Re Militari iii. xlvii. f. 19v By these rules it may be the better vnderstood, & the Sergeant maior thereof auaile himselfe, ioyning the number to the nighest. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. ii. ii. 155 Although there were but foure thousand Spaniards already landed, and they had no horse, yet there was no doubt but they would auayle themselues of great assistance in this Countrey. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 515 Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names, Places and titles. View more context for this quotation 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 119 La Fleur availed himself but of two different terms of exclamation in this encounter. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. § i. 1 I..availed myself of my position to make an excursion into North Wales. 1960 S. Unwin Truth about Publisher App. xxi. 370 This was a heaven-sent opportunity, of which I readily availed myself. 2000 N.Y. Times 1 June e11/3 He went to the theater whenever he could, availing himself of the occasional discounts available to members of the profession. < as lemmas |
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