英语词汇“avail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	avail
释义	avail I. \əˈvāl, esp bef pause or cons -āəl\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English availen, probably from a- (as in abaten to abate) + vailen to avail — more at vail *intransitive verb* 1. : to function effectively or advantageously in the accomplishment of an objective : be useful or beneficial for a specific purpose < apparatus and pretension avail nothing > < heroism could not avail against the enemy fire > < the wall could not avail to protect the town against cannon > 2. : to be of profit or value : serve to clarify or improve a situation < no comparison would avail, he was one of a kind > < the forces of which judges avowedly avail to shape the form and content of their judgments — B.N.Cardozo > *transitive verb* 1. : to be of service or advantage to : benefit, profit 2. archaic : to give (someone) a specific advantage or benefit — used with of < avail Mr. Barclay of that fund — Thomas Jefferson > 3. a. : to take advantage : make use — used with of < far from resenting such tutelage I am only too glad to avail myself of it — G.B.Shaw > b. : to use or apply to good advantage Synonyms: see use II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from availen, v. 1. obsolete : profit, benefit, value < the avail of a deathbed repentance — Jeremy Taylor > 2. : effective advantage toward attainment of a goal or purpose : use — used chiefly after of or to and now usually in negative contexts < his effort was of no avail > 3. avails plural, archaic : profits or proceeds especially from a business or from the sale of property < I made it clear that none of my avails were going to be dissipated — S.H.Adams > Synonyms: see use
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