unavailing
英 [ʌnə'veɪlɪŋ]
美[,ʌnə'velɪŋ]
- adj. 无效的；徒劳的；无益的；无用的
助记提示
1、un- "not" + a- "to" (see ad-) + -vail- "be worth" + -ing.
英英释意
- 1. producing no result or effect;
- "a futile effort"
- "the therapy was ineffectual"
- "an otiose undertaking"
- "an unavailing attempt"
英文词源
- unavailing (adj.)
- "ineffectual, useless," 1660s, from un- (1) "not" + availing. Also see unavailable.
实用场景例句
- Their efforts were unavailing.
- 他们的努力都付诸东流。
牛津词典
- Efforts to reach the people named in the report proved unavailing...
- 联系过报告中所提到的那些人，但都徒劳无功。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He died after a brave but unavailing fight against a terminal illness.
- 在与绝症进行了一番勇敢但却徒劳的抗争之后，他还是去世了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Disconsolate, Soapy ceased his unavailing racket.
- 索比怏怏不乐地停止了白费力气的闹嚷.
英汉文学 - 欧亨利
- Operation was performed 17 days later after invalid anticoagulant treatments and unavailing catheter fragmentation.
- 经过检查确定是大量肺栓塞,但是经过内科用肝素治疗,却发生血小板过低过低的副作用.
期刊摘选
- His best efforts, however, proved unavailing and the child died.
- 然而, 他所有的努力都无济于事,女儿还是死了.
期刊摘选
- All our protests were unavailing.
- 我们的抗议全部无用.
《简明英汉词典》
- Hurstwood heard the details of the weary and unavailing search that evening.
- 那天晚上,赫斯渥听到了这次劳而无获的寻找的详细情况.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Their efforts were unavailing.
- 他们的努力都付诸东流。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Efforts to reach the people named in the report proved unavailing.
- 联系过报告中所提到的那些人，但都徒劳无功。
柯林斯例句
- He died after a brave but unavailing fight against a terminal illness.
- 在与绝症进行了一番勇敢但却徒劳的抗争之后，他还是去世了。
柯林斯例句