vail
英 [veɪl]
- vi. 降下；脱帽；有利
- vt. 放下；脱下；有利于
- n. 小费
- n. (Vail)人名；(俄)魏尔；(法)瓦伊；(英)韦尔
英英释意
- 1. & v. t. Same as Veil.
- 2. Avails; profit; return; proceeds.
- 3. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
- 4. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural.
- 5. t. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.
- 6. t. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.
- 7. i. To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.
- 8. Submission; decline; descent.