| 单词 | volley |
| 释义 | volley (once / 854 pages) 1nv 2nv 3v When an attacking army lets loose a barrage of bullets all at once, it's called a volley. A volley of bullets, arrows, or rocks describes a large number of them being shot or thrown simultaneously. Another meaning of the noun volley involves just one projectile: a returned tennis ball, usually one that hasn't hit the ground before being smacked by a racket. The military meaning of volley has been around since the 1500's, while the sports meaning didn't arise until the late 1800's. The root word is the Latin volare, "to fly." WORD FAMILYvolley: volleyed, volleying, volleys USAGE EXAMPLESCallum Paterson put Hearts in front with a splendid volley before he was forced off with a knee injury. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) An armed guard from the legion fired a volley over his grave. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) The extent of the French police response was more surprising, escalating rapidly to full-blown tear gas volleys. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) 1 1n rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms Syn|Hyper burst, fusillade, salvo fire, firing the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy 2v discharge in, or as if in, a volley the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians Hyper discharge pour forth or release 3v be dispersed in a volley 2gun shots volleyed at the attackers Hyper disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out move away from each other 1n a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces Ant|Hyper ground stroke a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once return a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player 2v make a volley Hyper play participate in games or sport 3v hit before it touches the ground 3volley the tennis ball Hyper hit cause to move by striking v utter rapidly volley a string of curses Hyper emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) |
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