avail meaning in Chinese
vi.
〔多用否定结构〕有益于,有利于,有助于。 Nothing availed against the flood. 什么都无助于防治这次洪水。 No words availed to pacify him. 说什么都不能使他平静下来。
vt.
使对某人有利〔有益〕。 It availed him nothing. 这对他毫无用处。 avail oneself of (an opportunity) 利用时机,趁(机会) (He availed himself of every opportunity. 他利用了一切机会)。
n.
1.效用〔现多用于成语中〕。
2.〔pl.〕〔古语〕利益,收益。
短语和例子
Examples
- His subtlety could not avail him here .
他精明机智在这里无济于事了。 - Now it 's done , regrets are of no avail .
事已如此,后悔也是枉然。 - But what availed his expressions or his air ?
但是神态和表情有什么用呢? - Without the latter, the former is of no avail .
没有后者,前者是无效的。 - Nothing availed against the flood .
什么都无助于防治这次洪水。