available

【发音】

美 /ə'veləbl/ 英 /ə'veɪləbl/

【翻译】

1. adj. 现成可使用的， 通用的； 可取的； 联系的； 可得到的

   英释:something that is available is able to be used or can easily be bought or found

【记忆】

avail(效用， 利益) ＋ able(可…的) → 可取的

【短语】

1. available for : 可用于…的；对…有效的；能参加…的

2. available on : 仅在…有效（付款）

3. available from : 可向…购买

4. available with : 向（指定银行）押汇

5. available resources : 可利用的资源

6. commercially available : 市场上可买到的

7. available data : 现有数据；可用数据

8. available information : 可利用信息

9. make available : 使有用；使可用到

10. available water : 有效水分

11. space available : 可用空间

12. available energy : 有效能；可用能

13. available time : 可用时间；有效时间

14. available funds : 可用基金；可动用的资金

15. available memory : 可用内存

16. available capacity : 有效容积；可用功率

17. available material : 可用物料；可用材料；良品可使用

18. available work : [物]可用功，可利用工时

19. available light : [美术][摄影术]自然光线

【例句】

1. Tickets are available from the box office.

   售票处有票出售。

2. Meetings were held to update employees as soon as new information became available .

   一有新的信息就开会告诉员工。

3. Further building can continue when money is made available .

   有了资金就可以继续进一步的施工。

4. Every available space on the wall was covered in pictures.

   墙上每一个可用的地方都挂上了画。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...I want my students to search out the answers to questions by using all the resources available to them...

2. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...Grand is not available just now...

3. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 听力题)...Try and begin the search for available seats...

4. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...nor is it for lack of available information...

5. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Abundant information about cooking is available either online or on TV...

6. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...how-to videos and cooking classes available to anyone who has a computer...

7. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...The ability to draw upon every available tool and...

8. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...will probably only be available as e-books within a few years...

9. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Social drinking and partying are also widely available for Millennials...

10. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...but at least the most senior were cushioned by a more readily available social safety net...

11. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...it doesn't seem to be an accident that some of the cheapest daycare available is in the least regulated South...

12. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Neither do the foods sold at a snack-bar or those foods available elsewhere in the school...

13. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...that information is stored on the cloud and is available for anyone reading the same textbook to come across...

14. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 听力题)...But the job starts on the first of May and I wouldn’t be available until June...

15. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...The migration of old people from cold to warm places made many jobs available to the young...

16. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...And it's true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening...

17. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn't looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed...

18. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...they often do not use available community services such as adult daycare centers...

19. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...This enables him to reinterpret British cuisine depending on what is available in the local markets...

20. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...there might be funds available to reduce the national debt and pay for education...

21. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower...

22. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...there is an increase in the number of television channels available to viewers...

23. (2008.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...How does Simon get to know about the company’s available posts...

24. (2008.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month...

【单词相关测试】

1. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are _______ in grocery stores. 点击查看答案

   正确答案：D

   解释：句意： 可供随时烹调的方便食品可以在杂货店买到。 ready： 准备就绪的； approachable： 可靠近的， 可接近的； probable： 很可能的， 大概的。

   A. readyB. approachableC. probableD. available

2. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total ________ for living expenses. 点击查看答案

   正确答案：B

   解释：句意： 一般而言， 一名学生用于住房的费用应该控制在他所有生活费的五分之一。acceptable： 可接受的； advisable： 可取的， 适当的， 贤明的； applicable： 能应用的， 合适的， 适用的。

   A. acceptableB. availableC. advisableD. applicable

【同、近义词】

1. adj.[交]有效的，可得的；可利用的；空闲的

   valid/effective/virtual/telling/significant/

【同根词】

1. n

   availability : 可用性；有效性；实用性

   avail : 效用，利益

2. vi

   avail : 有用，有利

3. vt

   avail : 有利，有用