available
/ə'veɪ.lə.bl/
adjective
E
* able to be bought, used, or reached
可获得的；可用的；可取得联系的；有空的

1. Is this dress available in a larger size?
这件衣服有更大一号的吗？

2. Our autumn catalogue is now available from our usual stockists.
秋季商品目录现已推出，请到我们公司定点批发零售商处索取。

3. There's no money available for an office party this year.
今年没有钱举办办公室派对了。

4. It is vital that food is made available to the famine areas.
一定要把食品送到遭受饥荒的地区，这是至关重要的。

5. [+ to infinitive] I'm afraid I'm not available to help with the show on the 19th.
19号的演出恐怕我没有时间来帮忙了。

6. Every available officer will be assigned to the investigation.
每一名可以调用的员警都将会被派去进行调查。

7. Do you have any double rooms available this weekend?
你们饭店本周末有没有双人房？

/ə'veɪ.lə.bl/
adjective

Common mistake : available
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☞ available
avail·able / E5veilEbl / adjective1. (of things 东西) that you can get, buy or find
   可获得的；可购得的；可找到的:
   available resources / facilities
   可利用的资源/设备
    readily / freely / publicly / generally available
   可以容易/免费/让公众/普遍得到的
   Tickets are available free of charge from the school.
   学校有免费票。
   When will the information be made available ?
   何时才可以了解到情况？
   Further information is available on request.
   详情备索。
   This was the only room available.
   这是唯一可用的房间。
   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。
   Every available doctor was called to the scene.
   所有能找到的医生都被召集到了现场。
2. (of a person 人) free to see or talk to people
   有空的:
   Will she be available this afternoon?
   今天下午她有空吗？
   The director was not available for comment.
   主管没有时间发表意见。
• avail·abil·ity / E7veilE5bilEti / noun [U] :
   the availability of cheap flights
   有廉价机票出售
   (BrE) This offer is subject to availability.
   优惠至此产品售完为止。

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available adj.

1. that you can get, buy, use, etc.

• VERBS be | become | make sth The product will now be made ~ throughout the market.

• ADVERB easily, freely, readily | commonly, generally, publicly, universally, widely | locally The houses are built using locally ~ materials. | commercially | currently, now | immediately, instantly He has $10 000 of immediately ~ funds.

• PREPOSITION for Grants should be ~ for most students. | The DVDs are ~ for purchase. | from Details are ~ from the above address. | to This information is freely ~ to anyone wishing to see it.

2. free to be seen, talked to, etc.

• VERBS be | become She's in a meeting, but I'll let you know as soon as she becomes ~.

• PHRASES not ~ for comment The chairman was not ~ for comment.

Available is used with these nouns: alternative, choice, data, document, evidence, facility, fund, information, opportunity, option, pool, resource, seat, service, space, supply, workforce

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available adj.
⇨ available (The information is freely available.) ⇨ free 3 (Will she be available this afternoon?) available

adjective

available ♦︎ for sale ♦︎ on the market ♦︎ on saleThese words all describe sth that can be bought, obtained or found. 这些词均表示可买到的、可获得的或可找到的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆available / on sale from sb / sth◆to go on the market / on sale◆now / still available / for sale / on the market / on sale■ available (rather formal) that you can get, buy or find 可获得的；可买到的；可找到的◆This was the only room available.这是唯一可用的房间。◆When will the information be made available?什么时候才有消息？◆We have used all available resources.我们已利用了所有可以利用的资源。▸ availability

noun

[uncountable] ◆the availability of cheap flights有廉价机票出售◆This offer is subject to availability.此项优惠至产品售完为止。■ for ˈsale

idiom

available for sb to buy, especially from the owner （尤指从主人手里）待售，供出售◆I'm sorry, it's not for sale.抱歉，这个不卖。◆They've put their house up for sale.他们的房子现在出售。◆There has been an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale.市面上出售的被盗车辆的数量增加了。■ on the ˈmarket

idiom

available for people to buy 出售；有现货供应；上市◆There are hundreds of different brands on the market.市面上有数百种不同的品牌。◆Don't put your house on the market until spring.春季前别卖你的房子。◆The house came on the market last year.这所房子去年就放售了。■ on ˈsale

idiom

available for people to buy, especially in a shop （在商店）出售，上市◆Tickets are on sale from the booking office.可到售票处购票。◆The new model goes on sale next month.新款下个月上市。

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available

adjective
1 refreshments will be available all afternoon | a few places are still available
OBTAINABLE , accessible, to be had, ready for use, at hand, to hand, at one's disposal, at one's fingertips, within easy reach, handy, convenient; on sale, on the market, in stock, in season; untaken, unengaged, unused; informal up for grabs, yours for the asking, on tap, get-at-able, gettable; rare procurable.
-opposite(s): UNAVAILABLE.

2 hold the line, and I'll see if he's available
FREE , unoccupied, not busy; present, in attendance; contactable.
-opposite(s): UNAVAILABLE, BUSY, ENGAGED.

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available：可用到的，可利用的，有用的，有空的，接受探访的

词根词缀： a-加强意义 + vail(-val-)价值 + -able

 2

available：可获得的，有空的

avail,有益，有用，-able,形容词后缀。引申词义可获得的，有空的等。

 3

available：可用的

发音释义：[ə'veləbl] adj. 有效的，可得的；可利用的；空闲的

结构分析：available = avail（有益于）+able（能够）→有益的、有用的→可用的

available原本表示“有益的”，19世纪20年代后才开始转变为“可用的”。

同源词：avail（有益的、有用的）

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