【avail】 - A-level备考词汇

avail

UK:  [ə'veɪl]

US:  [ə'veɪl]

过去分词：availed  现在分词：availing  第三人称单数：avails  

v.

1.〔多用否定结构〕有益于,有利于,有助于

2.会奏效的,有…用

3.使对某人有利〔有益〕

4.有效

n.

1.效用;利益

2.效用〔现多用于成语中〕

3.〔古语〕利益,收益

4.好处

1 . As the mechanism of protecting company's interest, the result of the controversy, especial the win result is avail to the company.
由于这种诉讼的胜诉利益归于公司，所以这是一种他益权。

2 . A few of his family were stood around trying to cheer him up, to no avail.
他的几个家人站在他周围试图鼓舞他振作起来，但是却一点儿用都没有。

3 . Opportunity does not avail them; outcomes remain unmarked and the appropriate ends to which they might be working are unknown to them.
机会帮不到他们；结果仍是未知，他们也不知道自己应有何种结果。

4 . and, for that reason, she has borne with you hitherto: but now that you say she may go, she'll doubtless avail herself of the permission.
为了这个缘故，她才跟你待到如今，可现在你说她可以走，她一定会利用你这个允许的。

5 . As he approached me, with a greeting and a smile, I looked for a dragger under his cloak, but to no avail.
当他走近了我的问候和微笑，我找了一个在他的斗篷牵引，但无济于事。