availed

英 [əˈveɪld]

美 [əˈveɪld]

v.  有帮助; 有益; 有用
avail的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 毫无用处;没效果
  If you do somethingto no availorto little avail, what you do fails to achieve what you want.
  1. His efforts were to no avail...
     他徒劳无功。
  2. I apologized repeatedly, but to little avail.
     我一再道歉，但丝毫没有奏效。
• VERB 接受（提议）；利用（机会）
  If youavail yourself ofan offer or an opportunity, you accept the offer or make use of the opportunity.
  1. Guests should feel at liberty to avail themselves of your facilities.
     宾客们应该可以随意使用你们的各种设施。

双语例句

• He made no ceremony of knocking or announcing his name: he was master, and availed himself of the master's privilege to walk straight in, without saying a word.
  他不顾礼貌，没有敲门，或通报他的姓名：他是主人，利用了作主人的特权，径直走进来，没说一个字。
• When I was at school and at university there was a lot of opportunity for screwing up, and most of us availed ourselves of it at one point or another.
  在我上中学和大学时，有的是把我一生搞砸的机会，而我们大多数人也或早或晚地利用了这种机会。
• Beauchamp availed himself of albert's permission, and left him, promising to call for him at a quarter before eight.
  波尚在阿尔贝同意以后就离开了他，答应在七点刻的时候去拜访他。
• They availed themselves of the massive free capital on tap, pushed the boundaries of innovation forward with the money, and by over-investing and over-competing, handed consumers a gift of lower prices and more choice.
  他们贡献了大量自由资本，用金钱推进了创新，并且通过过度投资和过度竞争，为消费者提供更低的价格和更多的选择。
• The means of which he availed himself to achieve his ends were not beyond criticism.
  他为达到目的所采取的手段并不是无可指责的。
• An overhanging rock offered him a temporary shelter, and scarcely had he availed himself of it when the tempest burst forth in all its fury.
  一块悬空的岩石成了他暂时栖身之处，他刚躲到它的黑面，大风暴就又以排山倒海之势扑来。
• Skelton had no strength to take the determined attitude that might availed him.
  斯克尔顿要是采取不容辩驳的坚定态度，也许还有办法。
• Most of these can be availed for free and still can give your much desired outcome.
  其中大部分可利用的自由，仍然可以让你非常想要的结果。
• Nothing availed against the flood.
  什么都无助于防治这次洪水。
• The perfect performances have been availed in application. Working precision is improved to ± 4%.
  该系统已经在实际应用中取得良好的效果，工作精度提高到±4%。