英语词汇“to little avail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P1. In phrases expressing that something is of no use, or is limited in its effectiveness, esp. in to (also of) no avail, to little avail, without avail.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > in vain [phrase]

in (or on) idlenessc825

in (earlier on, an) idlec1000

in idleshipa1250

in vaina1300

over tomeheda1300

(all) for noughtc1300

in waste1340

in deveyn(ec1400

to little availc1450

without availc1450

in fruster1488

to good (also great, some, little, no, etc.) purpose1525

for nothing1560

sans fail1597

for vaina1616

a1450 ( Libel Eng. Policy (Laud) in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 190 Oure money spente alle to lytelle avayle.

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 69^v A pen of no auaile, a fruitles labour eke.

1585 R. Parsons Christian Directorie i. xi. 475 This (I say) must be the euerlasting song of the damned and tormented conscience in hel; eternal repentance without auaile.

1591 T. Lodge Famous Life Duke of Normandy f. 1^v Many were their vowes, but to no auayle.

1749 L. Pilkington Mem. (new ed.) I. 3 The Christian Grace, Charity, without which we are told all other Virtues are of no Avail.

1798 Star 5 Mar. The Raven, English sloop of war of 18 guns, lately wrecked in a gale..was..the scene of every human exertion to get her off, but without avail.

1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xl. 117 Bows and arrows were of little avail.

1909 Daily Chron. 25 Feb. 5/7 In political as in military warfare the attitude of passive defence is of small avail.

1934 H. L. Beales & R. S. Lambert Mem. Unemployed 231 I wrote after all classes of jobs, office work, labouring, garage attendant, private service, etc., without avail.

2016 Guitarist Apr. 146/2 I've tried some reputable brands of cleaner/polish to no avail.

单词	to little avail
释义	> as lemmas to little avail P1. In phrases expressing that something is of no use, or is limited in its effectiveness, esp. in to (also of) no avail, to little avail, without avail. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > in vain [phrase] in (or on) idlenessc825 in (earlier on, an) idlec1000 in idleshipa1250 in vaina1300 over tomeheda1300 (all) for noughtc1300 in waste1340 in deveyn(ec1400 to little availc1450 without availc1450 in fruster1488 to good (also great, some, little, no, etc.) purpose1525 for nothing1560 sans fail1597 for vaina1616 a1450 ( Libel Eng. Policy (Laud) in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 190 Oure money spente alle to lytelle avayle. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 69^v A pen of no auaile, a fruitles labour eke. 1585 R. Parsons Christian Directorie i. xi. 475 This (I say) must be the euerlasting song of the damned and tormented conscience in hel; eternal repentance without auaile. 1591 T. Lodge Famous Life Duke of Normandy f. 1^v Many were their vowes, but to no auayle. 1749 L. Pilkington Mem. (new ed.) I. 3 The Christian Grace, Charity, without which we are told all other Virtues are of no Avail. 1798 Star 5 Mar. The Raven, English sloop of war of 18 guns, lately wrecked in a gale..was..the scene of every human exertion to get her off, but without avail. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xl. 117 Bows and arrows were of little avail. 1909 Daily Chron. 25 Feb. 5/7 In political as in military warfare the attitude of passive defence is of small avail. 1934 H. L. Beales & R. S. Lambert Mem. Unemployed 231 I wrote after all classes of jobs, office work, labouring, garage attendant, private service, etc., without avail. 2016 Guitarist Apr. 146/2 I've tried some reputable brands of cleaner/polish to no avail. extracted from availn. < as lemmas
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