"to little avail" 怎么发音
expression
to (or tuh or ti) LIT-uhl uh-VAYL
too LIT-uhl uh-VAYL
释义
Used to say that something was done but did not produce much result or success. It means that the effort made had little or no useful effect.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɫɪtəɫ/ /əˈveɪɫ
英式英语
tˈuː/ /lˈɪtəl/ /ɐvˈeɪl
简化发音
美式
to (or tuh or ti) LIT-uhl uh-VAYL
英式
too LIT-uhl uh-VAYL
语境中听
She tried to fix the bike, but to little avail.
We cleaned the stain to little avail.
He called for help, but to little avail.
They changed the schedule, but it was to little avail—everyone was still late.