avail
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·vail1 /əˈveɪl/ noun to/of no avail FAILif something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want 没结果，无效果 We searched the whole area but all to no avail. Robbie had disappeared. 我们找遍了整个地区但毫无结果，罗比失踪了。
Examples from the Corpus
avail• This is a misconception that forest ecologists have for years been at pains to correct, but to little avail.• I bombarded the War Office, and importuned the Red Cross; but all to no avail.• An increasingly concerned international community also sounded the alarm, but to no avail.• I have been looking for a recipe for sometime now, but to no avail.• He rebooted my system several times, but to no avail.• Reverend Jones had asked Mrs Cooper to return to the flock, to no avail.• The mist also shrouded the fish and we thrashed away mightily, to no avail.• But effort and reason were to no avail.avail2 verb avail yourself of something formalACCEPTUSE something to accept an offer or use an opportunity to do something 利用某事物〔指提议、机会等〕 How many schools avail themselves of this opportunity each year? 每年有多少学校利用这种机会？→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
avail• To minimize how this price is perceived, the self-defeating organization can avail itself of any of the techniques described here.• It availed me not at all.• But what has it availed me?• It demonstrates that in the post-Cold War world, middle powers can avail themselves of new power to build coalitions.• A formal hearing may be dispensed with if the parties do not wish to avail themselves of their right to have one.• It is an opportunity of which they have availed themselves to varying degrees.• Gaining New Clients - How to avail yourself of the opening of all public contracts to businesses throughout the Community.Origin avail2 (1200-1300) vail “to be of use” ((13-17 centuries)), from Old French valoira·vail1 nounavail2 verbChineseSyllable
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avail
a‧vail1 /əˈveɪl/ 
noun
to/of no avail if something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want:
We searched the whole area but all to no avail. Robbie had disappeared.
avail2 verb
How many schools avail themselves of this opportunity each year?
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nounto/of no avail if something you do is to no avail or of no avail, you do not succeed in getting what you want:
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verb Date: 1200-1300
Origin: vail 'to be of use' (13-17 centuries), from Old French valoir
avail yourself of something formal to accept an offer or use an opportunity to do something:Origin: vail 'to be of use' (13-17 centuries), from Old French valoir
