释义 |
unavailingun‧a‧vail‧ing /ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ◂/ adjective literary - A law protecting the nesting birds was passed in 1621 which, to judge from its results, was unavailing.
- And at least you will not have worn yourself out with unavailing efforts.
- Attempts to reach him by telephone were likewise unavailing.
- Purely national solutions to problems of corporate control are likely, therefore, to be unavailing.
not successful or effective SYN unsuccessful: unavailing efforts to make her happy |