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a.vailE5veIln [U usually in negatives]use, purpose, advantage, or profit效用,利益,好处I tried to persuade her not to resign, but to no avail.我劝她不要辞职,但她不听我的。We've economised as much as possible, but to little/to no great avail, since we still owe a lot of money.我们尽可能地节俭,但没什么用,因为我们仍然欠了一大笔债。The doctors'efforts to save the child were to/of no avail.医生为救这个孩子所做的努力全都白费了。
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