| 单词 | avail |
| 释义 | avail (once / 92 pages) vn To avail means to take advantage of an opportunity, the way you'd be crazy not to avail yourself of a chocolate milkshake on Free Milkshake Day at your local ice cream parlor. Sometimes avail is used to mean "help," and in that case it can be used in a sentence like "Nothing seemed to avail me, not even winning the lottery." More often though, avail shows up in the company of "oneself of," as in the sentence, "I hope you avail yourself of my advice, because I'm very wise." It might seem like a complicated way to use a verb, but it's one you should avail yourself of if you're hoping to impress someone. WORD FAMILYavail: available, availed, availing, avails+/availability: availabilities/available: availability, availableness, availably, unavailable/availing: unavailing/unavailable: unavailability/unavailing: unavailingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe anecdote sparked a brief media frenzy as gossip writers and others sought to track down Sasha's Snapchat account, but to no avail. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) White called it a “one off” situation, and said that after the bout he expected Rousey to avail herself to the media. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) Decades ago, the EU was already seeking to coordinate defense industries, to little avail. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1v be of use to, be useful to It will avail them to dispose of their booty Hyper aid, assist, help give help or assistance; be of service 2v take or use Syn|Hyper help exploit, work use or manipulate to one's advantage 3v use to one's advantage He availed himself of the available resources Hyper apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 4n a means of serving of no avail Syn|Hyper help, service helpfulness the property of providing useful assistance |
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