"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.)).
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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.
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2. He looked but once, and vail'd eyes again.
他只看了一下, 又垂下眼帘了.
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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.
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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.
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5. Theodore Vail returns as President of AT & T ( and Western Union ).