vail Idioma

cooler heads prevailed

sensible people spoke, violence was avoided There was nearly a riot, but cooler heads prevailed.

avail oneself of

give oneself the use or advantage of利用
You should avail yourself of every chance to improve your spoken English．你应当利用一切机会提高英语口语水平。

of no avail

useless； unsuccessful； in vain没有用
His sickness was treated with many medicines，but all were of no avail．他的病已用各种药治过，但都无效。
Tom's practicing was of no avail．He was sick on the day of the game．汤姆平时的练习全部泡汤了，比赛那天他病了。
Although they tried hard， their efforts seemed to be of no avail．虽说他们花了很大力气，但看来还是徒劳无功。

prevail upon

persuade说服
After dinner he prevailed upon me to take a walk in the park．晚饭后，他劝我去公园散散步。
We finally prevailed upon her to enter the association．我们终于说服了她加入协会。
He prevailed upon me to believe in his innocence．他劝我相信他是无辜的。

to no avail

Idiom(s): 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.

prevail on

Idiom(s): prevail (up)on sb

Theme: REQUESTING

to ask or beg someone (for a favor).
• Can I prevail upon you to give me some help?
• Perhaps you could prevail on my brother for a loan.

make available to

Idiom(s): make sb or sth available to sb

Theme: AVAILABILITY

to supply someone with someone or something.
• I made my car available to Bob.
• They made their maid available to us.

avail of

take advantage of something (an opportunity)
" When the company is privatized, you should of avail of the opportunity and buy some shares."

To little avail

If something is to little avail, it means that, despite great efforts, something ended in failure, but taking comfort from the knowledge that nothing else could have been done to avert or avoid the result.

prevail upon|prevail|prevail on

v. To bring to an act or belief; cause a change in; persuade. He prevailed upon the musician to entertain instead of the absent speaker. He prevailed upon me to believe in his innocence.

to no avail|avail|no avail|of no avail|to

to no avail¹ or of no avail adj. phr., formal Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. Tom's practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of the game. Mary's attempts to learn embroidering were to no avail.
to no avail² adv. phr., formal Without result; unsuccessfully. John tried to pull the heavy cart, but to no avail. Mary studied hard for the test but to no avail.
Compare: IN VAIN.

avail

avail
In addition to the idiom beginning with avail, also see to no avail.

prevail

prevail
prevail on
or prevail upon or prevail with
to persuade; induce