able to be used or obtained; at someone's disposal 可利用的;可获得的 refreshments will be available all afternoon. 整个下午都供应点心。 community health services available to Londoners. 伦敦人可以享用的社区保健服务。 ■[predic.](of a person) not otherwise occupied; free to do something 有空(做某事)的 the nurse is only available at certain times. 护士只在某些特定时间才空闲。 the minister was not available for comment. 部长无暇发表看法。 ■(informal)not currently involved in a sexual or romantic relationship (非正式)独身的,单身的 there's no available women here. 这儿没有单身女人。
派生 availability noun availableness noun 语源
late Middle English (in the senses 'effectual, serviceable and legally valid'): from avail + -able. The sense 'at someone's disposal' dates from the early 19th cent