释义
[ uhn-uh -vey -ling ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌʌn əˈveɪ lɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Origin of unavailing First recorded in 1660–70; un-1 + avail + -ing2
OTHER WORDS FROM unavailing un·a·vail·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby unavailing unattractive, unattributed, unau, unauthorized, unavailable, unavailing , unavoidable, unaware, unawares, unbacked, unbalance
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Example sentences from the Web for unavailing My efforts to reach Robbins to hear his explanation were unavailing , alas.
Hollywood's Liberal Heartbreak | Lloyd Grove| January 3, 2010| DAILY BEAST
Efforts to determine when the Massachusetts legislature last felt embarrassed were unavailing .
Teddy's Catholic Pain | Adam Clymer| August 26, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Their words seemed dead, and every effort which Mlle de Tricotrin made to restore their life was unavailing .
Kophetua the Thirteenth | Julian Corbett
Not far away were the heights of Fredericksburg, where Burnside had led the bravest of the brave to unavailing slaughter.
The Shades of the Wilderness | Joseph A. Altsheler
He well knew that his formal interposition in behalf of the illustrious captive would be unavailing .
Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. | Benson J. Lossing
Every day thus wasted now will in future cause you years of unavailing regret.
The Young Lady's Mentor | A Lady
It was unavailing ; he extended his arm towards them, and made another violent effort.
The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens
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British Dictionary definitions for unavailing
Derived forms of unavailing unavailingly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to unavailing barren, empty, exhausted, fruitless, idle, impractical, ineffective, ineffectual, trifling, trivial, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain, valueless, worthless, in vain, to no avail, save one's breath