unavailing
英 [?n?'ve?l??]
美[,?n?'vel??]
- adj. 無(wú)效的；徒勞的；無(wú)益的；無(wú)用的
助記提示
1、un- "not" + a- "to" (see ad-) + -vail- "be worth" + -ing.
英文詞源
- unavailing (adj.)
- "ineffectual, useless," 1660s, from un- (1) "not" + availing. Also see unavailable.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Efforts to reach the people named in the report proved unavailing.
- 聯(lián)系過(guò)報(bào)告中所提到的那些人，但都徒勞無(wú)功。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He died after a brave but unavailing fight against a terminal illness.
- 在與絕癥進(jìn)行了一番勇敢但卻徒勞的抗?fàn)幹螅€是去世了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Their efforts were unavailing.
- 他們的努力都付諸東流。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. All our protests were unavailing.
- 我們的抗議全部無(wú)用.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Hurstwood heard the details of the weary and unavailing search that evening.
- 那天晚上,赫斯渥聽(tīng)到了這次勞而無(wú)獲的尋找的詳細(xì)情況.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹