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单词 sally
释义
sally1 nounsally2 verb
sallysal‧ly1 /ˈsæli/ noun (plural sallies) [countable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsally1
Origin:
1500-1600 Old French saillie, from saillir ‘to run forward’, from Latin salire ‘to jump’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Monk treats Russell's sallies with humourless seriousness, trying to get us to see them as proof of intellectual irresponsibility.
  • No sallies once they get there.
  • Oliver swept off his battered top hat in ironic acknowledgement of her sally.
word sets
WORD SETS
action stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
1a sudden quick attack and return to a position of defence2an intelligent remark that is intended to amuse people
sally1 nounsally2 verb
sallysally2 verb (past tense and past participle sallied, present participle sallying, third person singular sallies) Verb Table
VERB TABLE
sally
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysally
he, she, itsallies
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysallied
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave sallied
he, she, ithas sallied
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad sallied
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill sally
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have sallied
Continuous Form
PresentIam sallying
he, she, itis sallying
you, we, theyare sallying
PastI, he, she, itwas sallying
you, we, theywere sallying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been sallying
he, she, ithas been sallying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been sallying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be sallying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been sallying
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At the very least they must be contained and never allowed to sally out.
  • But Tommy was so good natured about everything and he would sally forth and start asking people where his strays might be.
  • From their orbital hive-turned-fortress, they would sally out against whoever was left and eat them alive.
  • Their mountainous homeland with its fortress valleys was a near impregnable base from which to sally forth.
  • We need, therefore, to sally forth once more into the mathematical jungle of vector spaces.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Their mountainous homeland with its fortress valleys was a near impregnable base from which to sally forth.· But Tommy was so good natured about everything and he would sally forth and start asking people where his strays might be.· We need, therefore, to sally forth once more into the mathematical jungle of vector spaces.
sally forth phrasal verb literary to go out in order to do something, especially something that you expect to be difficult or dangerous – often used humorously:  Each morning they sallied forth in search of jobs.
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