单词	avail
释义	avail1 nounavail2 verb availa‧vail1 /əˈveɪl/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An increasingly concerned international community also sounded the alarm, but to no avail. But effort and reason were to no avail. He rebooted my system several times, but to no avail. I bombarded the War Office, and importuned the Red Cross; but all to no avail. I have been looking for a recipe for sometime now, 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. This is a misconception that forest ecologists have for years been at pains to correct, but to little avail. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► to/of no avail We searched everywhere to no avail. Although she was treated by a vet, it was to no avail. But effort and reason were to no avail. But it was 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. Work may be done that may be to no avail. to/of no avail if something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want:  We searched the whole area but all to no avail. Robbie had disappeared. avail1 nounavail2 verb availavail2 verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINavail2 Origin: 1200-1300 vail ‘to be of use’ (13-17 centuries), from Old French valoir Verb Table VERB TABLE avail Simple Form Present I, you, we, they avail he, she, it avails Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they availed Present perfect I, you, we, they have availed he, she, it has availed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had availed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will avail Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have availed Continuous Form Present I am availing he, she, it is availing you, we, they are availing Past I, he, she, it was availing you, we, they were availing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been availing he, she, it has been availing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been availing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be availing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been availing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A formal hearing may be dispensed with if the parties do not wish to avail themselves of their right to have one. But what has it availed me? Gaining New Clients - How to avail yourself of the opening of all public contracts to businesses throughout the Community. It availed me not at all. It demonstrates that in the post-Cold War world, middle powers can avail themselves of new power to build coalitions. It is an opportunity of which they have availed themselves to varying degrees. To minimize how this price is perceived, the self-defeating organization can avail itself of any of the techniques described here. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► opportunity · As to whether, and if so how, Parliament cares to avail itself of this opportunity, the Act is silent.· Stratton availed himself of neither opportunity.· It was undesirable to make an order which would in practice be executed before the defendant could avail himself of that opportunity. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► avail yourself of something Avail yourself of every opportunity to learn. 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. Gaining New Clients - How to avail yourself of the opening of all public contracts to businesses throughout the Community. Gandhi availed himself of Western and Eastern methods. It demonstrates that in the post-Cold War world, middle powers can avail themselves of new power to build coalitions. Many high-income people can reduce their income tax liabilities very substantially by availing themselves of this loophole. Mrs Foster encouraged the staff to avail themselves of the lodge's delights. The Sergeant availed himself of the other. avail yourself of something formal to accept an offer or use an opportunity to do something:  How many schools avail themselves of this opportunity each year?
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