volley

vol·ley

V0141100 (vŏl′ē)n. pl. vol·leys 1. a. A simultaneous discharge of a number of bullets or other projectiles.b. The bullets or projectiles so discharged.2. A group of remarks, expressions, or actions directed toward a certain recipient or audience: a volley of oaths; a volley of laughter.3. Sports a. An exchange of strokes in a court game, such as volleyball, ending when one side fails to make a good return and resulting in a point or the loss of service.b. A stroke, kick, or other strike of the ball made before the ball touches the ground.c. The flight of a ball before it touches the ground: kicked the soccer ball on the volley.v. vol·leyed, vol·ley·ing, vol·leys v.tr.1. To discharge (projectiles) in a volley: volleyed musket shots at the attackers.2. Sports To strike (a tennis ball, for example) before it touches the ground.3. To direct or send in a mass or series: volleyed insults at each other.v.intr.1. To be discharged in a volley.2. Sports To make a volley, especially in tennis.3. To move or be directed rapidly, forcefully, or loudly in a mass or series: The hailstones volleyed down. Charges and countercharges volleyed through the courtroom.

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[French volée, from Old French, from voler, to fly, from Latin volāre.]

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vol′ley·er n.

volley

(ˈvɒlɪ) n1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the simultaneous discharge of several weapons, esp firearms2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the projectiles or missiles so discharged3. a burst of oaths, protests, etc, occurring simultaneously or in rapid succession4. (General Sporting Terms) sport a stroke, shot, or kick at a moving ball before it hits the ground. Compare half volley5. (Cricket) cricket the flight of such a ball or the ball itself6. (Mining & Quarrying) the simultaneous explosion of several blastings of rockvb7. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to discharge (weapons, etc) in or as if in a volley or (of weapons, etc) to be discharged8. (tr) to utter vehemently or sound loudly and continuously9. (General Sporting Terms) (tr) sport to strike or kick (a moving ball) before it hits the ground10. (intr) to issue or move rapidly or indiscriminately[C16: from French volée a flight, from voler to fly, from Latin volāre] ˈvolleyer n

vol•ley

(ˈvɒl i)

n., pl. -leys,
v.
n. 1. the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms. 2. the missiles so discharged. 3. a burst or outpouring of many things at once or in quick succession: a volley of protests. 4. a. the return of a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton, before it hits the ground. b. the flight of the ball before it hits the ground. c. a series of such returns; rally. 5. a kick of the ball in soccer before it bounces on the ground. v.t. 6. to discharge in or as if in a volley. 7. to return (a ball) before it hits the ground, as in tennis. 8. to kick (the ball) in soccer before it bounces on the ground. v.i. 9. to be discharged together, as missiles. 10. to move or proceed with great rapidity, as in a volley. 11. to fire a volley; sound together, as firearms. 12. to return a ball, as in tennis or soccer, before it touches the ground. [1565–75; < Middle French volee flight, derivative of voler to fly < Latin volāre] vol′ley•er, n.

Volley

 a flight of missiles; a bursting forth of many things at once; a crowd of persons or things; a company of troops; a flock of birds in flight.Examples: volley of anathemas, 1874; of angels, 1610; of archers, 1656; of arrows, 1598; of bullets; of small charms, 1749; of compliments, 1782; of darts,1788; of disgraces, 1593; of ring doves, 1601; of duns (debts, or the people trying to cover them), 1693; of grievances, 1779; of gunfire; of guns, 1839; of tumultuous hail, 1737; of love and loyalty, 1647; of merriment, 1877; of miseries, 1639; of musketry, 1817; of oaths, 1649; of praises, 1620; of scriptures, 1590; of shot, 1583; of stones, 1686; of words, 1591.

volley

Past participle: volleyed
Gerund: volleying

Imperative
volley
volley

Present
I volley
you volley
he/she/it volleys
we volley
you volley
they volley

Preterite
I volleyed
you volleyed
he/she/it volleyed
we volleyed
you volleyed
they volleyed

Present Continuous
I am volleying
you are volleying
he/she/it is volleying
we are volleying
you are volleying
they are volleying

Present Perfect
I have volleyed
you have volleyed
he/she/it has volleyed
we have volleyed
you have volleyed
they have volleyed

Past Continuous
I was volleying
you were volleying
he/she/it was volleying
we were volleying
you were volleying
they were volleying

Past Perfect
I had volleyed
you had volleyed
he/she/it had volleyed
we had volleyed
you had volleyed
they had volleyed

Future
I will volley
you will volley
he/she/it will volley
we will volley
you will volley
they will volley

Future Perfect
I will have volleyed
you will have volleyed
he/she/it will have volleyed
we will have volleyed
you will have volleyed
they will have volleyed

Future Continuous
I will be volleying
you will be volleying
he/she/it will be volleying
we will be volleying
you will be volleying
they will be volleying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been volleying
you have been volleying
he/she/it has been volleying
we have been volleying
you have been volleying
they have been volleying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been volleying
you will have been volleying
he/she/it will have been volleying
we will have been volleying
you will have been volleying
they will have been volleying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been volleying
you had been volleying
he/she/it had been volleying
we had been volleying
you had been volleying
they had been volleying

Conditional
I would volley
you would volley
he/she/it would volley
we would volley
you would volley
they would volley

Past Conditional
I would have volleyed
you would have volleyed
he/she/it would have volleyed
we would have volleyed
you would have volleyed
they would have volleyed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	volley - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"fusillade, salvo, burstfiring, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
	2.	volley - a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bouncesreturn - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"ground stroke - a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
Verb	1.	volley - be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"volley - discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
	2.	volley - hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	3.	volley - discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"volley - be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
	4.	volley - make a volleycourt game - an athletic game played on a courtplay - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
	5.	volley - utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

volley

noun barrage, blast, burst, explosion, shower, hail, discharge, bombardment, salvo, fusillade, cannonade It's still not known how many died in the volleys of gunfire.

volley

nounA concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows:barrage, bombardment, burst, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm.

Translations

截击群射齐射

volley

(ˈvoli) noun1. in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces. (網球，在球落地反彈前)截擊 （网球运动中）截击 2. a burst of firing etc. a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses. 齊射 齐射 verb1. to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces. He volleyed the ball back to his opponent. 截擊 截击2. to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc). 齊射 群射ˈvolleyball noun a game in which a ball is volleyed over a high net, using the hands. 排球 排球