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单词 available
释义 avail·a·ble
\əˈvāləbəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from availen + -able
1.
 a. obsolete : capable of availing : having sufficient power or force to achieve an end
 b. archaic : having a beneficial effect
2. : valid — used of a legal plea or charge
 < all charges must be good and available >
or of a taxonomic designation not currently preferred but properly published and not invalidated by other usages
3. : such as may be availed of : capable of use for the accomplishment of a purpose : immediately utilizable
 < the first thing to concentrate on was the sinking of the German navy on any available pretext — G.B.Shaw >
4. : that is accessible or may be obtained : personally obtainable (as for employment)
 < physicist, industrial and academic experience, wants position, available late summer >
: at disposal especially for sale or utilization
 < available in many colors and sizes >
 < latest readily available information >
5.
 a. : having the requisite political associations and circumstantial qualifications for winning election to office — compare availability 1
 b. : willing to accept nomination for or election to an office
  < he announced that he was available for the nomination >
6.
 a. : present in such chemical or physical form especially in the soil as to be capable of being utilized by a plant or animal
  < available nitrogen >
  < available phosphorus >
  < available water >
 b. of a chemical element or compound : in a reactive form
  < available alkali >
avail·a·ble·ness noun -es
avail·a·bly adverb
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