volley
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I In sports, if someone volleys the ball or if they volley, they hit the ball before it touches the ground. 截擊空中球
He volleyed the ball spectacularly into the far corner of the net. 他一個精彩的凌空抽射,將球踢進了球網(wǎng)的遠角。
2. N-COUNT Volley is also a noun. 截擊空中球
She hit most of the winning volleys. 大多數(shù)得分的攔擊球都是她擊出的。
3. N-COUNT A volley of gunfire is a lot of bullets that travel through the air at the same time. (炮火的) 齊發(fā)
It's still not known how many died in the volleys of gunfire. 尚不知道有多少人死于齊發(fā)的炮火中。
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volley /?v?l?/ (volleying,volleyed,volleys)
劍橋詞典
volley noun (BULLETS)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a large number of bullets (seeming to be) fired at the same time
(槍彈的)齊射,群射
Even as the funeral took place , guerrillas hidden nearby fired /let off a fresh volley of machine-gun fire . 甚至在葬禮舉行過程時,埋伏在附近的游擊隊又進行了一輪機槍掃射。
volley noun (LARGE NUMBER)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作為單數(shù)使用的名詞 ]a lot of similar things that are said or produced , or that happen , quickly one after the other
(…大量的)迸發(fā),連發(fā)
I'm afraid my proposal was met with a volley of criticisms . 恐怕我的提議遭到了眾人的齊聲批評。
volley noun (SPORTS)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ](in sports ) a kick or hit in which a player returns a moving ball before it touches the ground
凌空擊球;截擊球;凌空踢球
That was a beautiful backhand volley. 那是一記漂亮的反手截擊球。 返回 volley