英语词汇“volley”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

volleyvolley1 /ˈvɑli/ ●○○ noun (plural volleys) [countable]

ETYMOLOGYvolley¹

Origin: 1500-1600 French volée flight, from voler to fly, from Latin volare

1a large number of bullets, arrows, rocks, etc. shot or thrown through the air at the same time, or the action of shooting or throwing them: volley of a volley of gunfire2a lot of questions, insults, attacks, etc. that are all said or made at the same time: volley of a volley of accusations3a hit in tennis, a kick in soccer, etc. when the player hits or kicks the ball before it touches the ground

noun | verb

volleyvolley2 verb (volleys, volleyed, volleying)

VERB TABLE

volley

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	volley
	he, she, it	volleys
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	volleyed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have volleyed
	he, she, it	has volleyed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had volleyed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will volley
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have volleyed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am volleying
	he, she, it	is volleying
	you, we, they	are volleying
Past	I, he, she, it	was volleying
	you, we, they	were volleying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been volleying
	he, she, it	has been volleying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been volleying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be volleying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been volleying

1[intransitive, transitive] to hit or kick a ball before it touches the ground, especially in tennis or soccer2[intransitive] if a large number of guns volley, they are all fired at the same time