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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryavail I \ə-ˈvāl\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, Anglo-French availler, probably from a- (from Latin ad-) + valer, valoir to be of worth, from Latin valēre — more at wield DATE 14th centuryintransitive verb: to be of use or advantage : serve our best efforts did not availtransitive verb: to produce or result in as a benefit or advantage : gain his efforts availed him nothing • • •- avail oneself of II noun DATE 15th century: advantage toward attainment of a goal or purpose : use effort was of little availEnglish Etymologyavail avail (v.) c.1300, availen, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. a- "to" + vailen "to avail," from vaill-, present stem of valoir "be worth," from L. valere (see valiant). Availing, pp. adj., "advantageous" is from early 15c.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7availavail / E5veil / noun IDIOMS ▪ to little / no a'vail (formal) with little or no success 没有什么效果；不成功: The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail. 医生千方百计想使他活下来,但无济于事。 ▪ of little / no a'vail (formal) of little or no use 没有什么用处；没有用: Your ability to argue is of little avail if the facts are wrong. 如果论据是错的,你的辩才也就没有什么用了。 verb[VN] (formal or old-fashioned) to be helpful or useful to sb 有帮助；有益；有用 PHRASAL VERBS ▪ a'vail yourself of sth (formal) to make use of sth, especially an opportunity or offer 利用(尤指机会、提议等): Guests are encouraged to avail themselves of the full range of hotel facilities. 旅馆鼓励旅客充分利用各种设施。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedavailI. \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 vailintransitive verb1. : 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 verb1. : to be of service or advantage to : benefit, profit2. 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 availmyself of it — G.B.Shaw > b. : to use or apply to good advantageSynonyms: see useII. 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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