available

英 [ə'veɪləbl] 美 [ə'veɪləbl]

• adj. 可利用的；可得到的；有空的；有效的；<贬>【政】有资格的，适合的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 可获得的; 可购得的; 可找到的

   that you can get, buy or find

2. 有空的

   free to see or talk to people; not too busy to do sth

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 有效的
2. 可利用的，可用的
3. 有空的
4. 可得到的，可获得的，可买到的
5. 在手边的
6. 可与之联系的
7. 有用的
8. 有当选希望的，愿意参加竞选的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service;

   "kept a fire extinguisher available"
   "much information is available through computers"
   "available in many colors"
   "the list of available candidates is unusually long"
   

2. not busy; not otherwise committed;

   "he was not available for comment"
   "he was available and willing to accompany her"
   

3. convenient for use or disposal;

   "the house is available after July 1"
   "2000 square feet of usable office space"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Do you have a room available?
   你们有空房间吗？
2. The swimming pool is available only in summer.
   这个游泳池只在夏天开放。
3. All sorts of lamps are available in that shop.
   在那家商店可买到各式各样的灯具。
4. The Prime Minister was not available for comment.
   首相无暇作出评论。
5. When will the plumber be available?
   管道工什么时候有空?
6. This film ticket is no longer available.
   这张电影票不再有效。
7. The round trip ticket is available for two months.
   返程票两个月有效。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. All available means have been employed.
   一切可用的办法都用上了。
2. All available tickets were sold.
   票已售罄。
3. The hotel has no available rooms.
   这家旅馆已经客满了。
4. This was the only available room.
   只剩下那个房间可用了。
5. All the available money has been used.
   手头的钱都用完了。
6. We took the earliest available train to Boston.
   我们乘上了最早能乘上的开往波士顿的列车。
7. Every available doctor was called to the scene.
   所有能找到的医生都被召集到现场。

n. +～

1. I'll send you all the periodicals available.
   我将把我能得到的期刊都给你寄去。
2. This is the only reference book available here.
   这是这儿能得到的唯一一本参考书。
3. I have looked up all the dictionaries available.
   我已查阅了所有能弄到的字典。
4. There is water available at the hut.
   小屋里可以找到水。
5. There is little money available for the trip.
   这次旅行只有很少的一点钱可供花销。
6. There is no money available for this project.
   没有资金来搞这个项目。
7. There's no money available for tax cuts this year.
   今年没钱减税。
8. There was no sleeping accommodation available to us for the night.
   今晚我们找不到住处过夜。
9. This is the finest cloth available.
   这是弄得到的最好的布料。
10. This was the only room available.
    这是唯一可用的房间。
11. Every fire-engine available was rushed to the scene.
    所有能用得上的救火车都冲上火灾现场。
12. I used whatever tools available.
    我手边有什么工具就用什么工具。
13. I have very few days available at the moment.
    我目前没有多少空闲的日子。
14. Is there a doctor available?
    找到有空的医生了吗？
15. Is there anyone available to replace her?
    可以找到替换她的人吗？
16. Do you have an afternoon available this week to meet the President?
    这个星期你哪天下午有空与总统会面？

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The book is not available here.
   这里没有这本书。
2. My bicycle is not available, it is being repaired.
   我的自行车现在不能用,因为正在修理。
3. These data are easily available.
   这些资料易于得到。
4. You'll be informed when the book becomes available.
   这本书有货时就通知您。
5. We'll send you a copy as soon as it becomes available.
   一有货我们就会给你寄一本去。
6. Will your accommodation be available next October?
   你们的住宿设备到十月份可以使用了吗？
7. Your friend is lovely. Is he available?
   你的朋友很可爱,他有对象了吗？
8. The doctor is not available now.
   医生现在没空。
9. I'm available next Tuesday if you want to meet then.
   如果你想碰头的话,我下星期二有空。
10. Paul's not available at present. Should I ask him to call you back?
    保罗现在不在。要我让他给你回电话吗？
11. Did you know John's available again? He's just finished his relationship with Chris.
    你知道约翰重获自由了吗？他刚和克莉丝断绝了来往。
12. Will she be available this afternoon?
    今天下午她有空吗？

S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

1. The doctor is available after 3:25.
   医生3点25分以后看病。
2. The coupon is available at any hotel in this country.
   在这个国家随便哪家旅馆里都可得到这种优待券。
3. Refreshment are available at the snack bar.
   点心可以在便餐店买到。
4. Tickets are available at the box office.
   票房有票。
5. Such things were scarcely available at that time.
   那时这样的东西很难搞到。
6. The Prime Minister was not available for comment.
   首相无暇作出评论。
7. He is not available for the job.
   他不适合做这项工作。
8. The season ticket is available for three months.
   季票有效期为三个月。
9. To make A-bomb, we have to use uranium 235, in which all the atoms are available for fission.
   制造原子弹,必须使用轴235,因为它的所有原子都可以裂变。
10. Few doctors were available in the rural areas at that time.
    那时农村医生寥寥无几。
11. Is the book available in the library?
    那本书可以在图书馆借到吗?
12. This dictionary is generally available in bookstores.
    这本词典通常可在书店买到。
13. I'm sorry, sir, those shoes are not available in your size.
    我很抱歉,先生,那些鞋子没有你的尺寸。
14. I'm available in the afternoon.
    我下午有空。
15. The ticket is available on day of issue only.
    这张票仅当天有效。
16. Further information is available on request.
    详情备索。
17. Their photos and personal profiles will be available on www.mtv-china.com,MTV's Chinese website.
    这些照片和个人简历将来可以在中国的音乐电视网www.mtv-china.com上看到。
18. More information becomes available through the use of computers.
    通过使用计算机,更多的信息变得容易获得。
19. Front row seats are not easily available to the general public.
    普通观众不易搞到前排座位的票。
20. The information is available to anyone.
    任何人都可利用这一信息。

S+be+～+to- v

1. These cups are available to use.
   这些杯子可供使用。
2. I'm afraid I'm not available to do the show on the 9th.
   我恐怕无法参加9号的演出。
3. My tutor is always available to talk to her students.
   我的导师总是有时间同她的学生谈话。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. The manager will make himself available tomorrow.
   经理明天会客。
2. We should take pains to make our products available to wide market.
   我们应尽力将产品推销到更广阔的市场上去。
3. It is vital that food is made available to the famine areas.
   务必为灾荒地区提供足够的粮食。
4. Not all the facts are made available to us.
   不是所有的情况我们都能了解。
5. When will the information be made available?
   何时才可以了解到情况？

经典引文

• We spent every available hour upon the ice.

  出自： J. Tyndall

• He was vividly excited by the renewed evidence that right here in the house was an available female.

  出自： S. Kauffmann

• I'd like another woman present. Is your wife available?

  出自： J. Orton

• To have a hire car made available for a visiting Member of Parliament.

  出自： J. T. Story

• Of course Henry would elect to carry a tray when he had only one available hand.

  出自： M. Bradbury

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• available facilities 可利用设备
• available light 自然光
• available machine time 机器的可用时间
• available power 有效功率
• available resources 可利用的资源

副词+～

• easily available 容易获得的
• freely available 随手可以得到的
• generally available 一般可以得到的
• publicly available 公开场合可以得到的
• readily available 随时可得到的

动词+～

• make oneself available 使自己可以效劳
• make sth available 使某事可利用,使某事可获得

～+介词

• available for 可供…之用的,有效期为,能参加〔出席〕…的
• available for export 可供出口的
• available for a meeting 能参加会议的
• available for three months 有效期为3个月
• available in all parks (入场券等)各公园都能用的
• available to 对…可获得的
• available to anyone 任何人均可获得的
• available to a wider market 在更广泛的市场中都可买到的

词语用法

1. available可用于其所修饰的词后面。

   Do you have a room available?
   你们有空房间吗？

2. 近几年available比obtainable和procurable用得更为普遍。

adj. (形容词)

1. available的基本意思是在一定的时间或场合是“可以使用的”。修饰物时,可指“现成可用的; 在手边的; 闲着的”,也可指“可获得的;易得到的;可找到的;可购得的”; 修饰人时,意为“有空的”,即“可会见的,可与之交谈的”。
2. available作“现成可用的; 在手边的; 闲着的”解时不用于比较等级。
3. available用作表语时,其后还可接动词不定式,该不定式的主动形式可表示主动意义,也可表示被动意义。
4. available用作定语时放在被修饰的词前或词后均可,不过在正式英语中通常放在名词之后。
5. available有时指“单身的; 未婚的; 未恋爱的”。

近反义词

【近义词】

• accessible
• at hand
• at one's disposal
• at one's elbow
• convenient
• free
• handy
• obtainable
• on hand
• on tap open
• ready for service
• ready for use

【反义词】

• in use
• inaccessible
• unusable
• occupied spoken for
• taken
• inconvenient
• unavailable
• unobtainable

派生词

adj.(形容词)

• availability n. 可利用性