| 词汇 | to no avail |
| 释义 | Idiom to no avail and of no avail Theme: FAILURE with no effect; unsuccessful.All of my efforts were to no avail.Everything I did to help was of no avail. Nothing worked. Idiom to no avail without any benefit or result.The boy pushed against the door to no avail — something heavy was holding it shut. Usage notes: sometimes used in the phrase to little avail - having almost no benefit or result: Security forces tried to disperse the crowd, but to little avail. only 0.6 for 'little avail' and it shd really be its own id, not a usage note, but I've not suppressed it for now - PH, 1/02. to no availHaving or with very little benefit, efficacy, or effect. We did our best to keep Sarah from finding out the party to no avail. All my protesting over the decision to fire Jeff was to no avail. to no availand of no availCliché with no effect; unsuccessful. All of my efforts were to no avail. Everything I did to help was of no avail. Nothing worked. to no availAlso, of little or no avail. Of no use or advantage, ineffective, as in All his shouting was to no avail; no one could hear him, or The life jacket was of little or no avail. This idiom uses avail in the sense of "advantage" or "assistance," a usage dating from the mid-1400s. Also see to little purpose. to little/no aˈvail(formal) with little or no success: The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail. |
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