"advantage, profit," early 15c., from vail (v.) "to be of use or service" (c. 1300), from Old French vail, from valoir "to be of value or worth" (see value (n.)).
权威例句
1. Vail is slashing its budget by nearly $ 1 m ( from $ 30 m ) and may well cut more.
Vail县已经削减预算近100万美元 ( 从3000万美元 ),而且很可能继续削减.
2. He looked but once, and vail'd eyes again.
他只看了一下, 又垂下眼帘了.
3. But for a one - of - a - kind world - class resort like Vail, it may not matter.
不过,像维尔这样一个无与伦比的 世界级 度假胜地, 这可能并不重要.
4. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the vail.
除了这种前景,我不想刺破这层薄纱去看看别的什么.
5. Theodore Vail returns as President of AT & T ( and Western Union ).