available

available
adjective
  1. 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
  1. 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
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