单词 | volley |
释义 | Word Frequency volley(ˈvɒlɪ) noun 1. the simultaneous discharge of several weapons, esp firearms 2. the projectiles or missiles so discharged 3. a burst of oaths, protests, etc, occurring simultaneously or in rapid succession 4. sport a stroke, shot, or kick at a moving ball before it hits the ground Compare half volley 5. cricket the flight of such a ball or the ball itself 6. the simultaneous explosion of several blastings of rock verb 7. to discharge (weapons, etc) in or as if in a volley or (of weapons, etc) to be discharged 8. (transitive) to utter vehemently or sound loudly and continuously 9. (transitive) sport to strike or kick (a moving ball) before it hits the ground 10. (intransitive) to issue or move rapidly or indiscriminately Derived forms volleyer (ˈvolleyer) noun Word origin C16: from French volée a flight, from voler to fly, from Latin volāre |
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