| 单词 | rally |
| 释义 | rally rally1 —rallier, n. /ral"ee/, v. , rallied, rallying, n. , pl. rallies. v.t. 1. to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army. 2. to draw or call (persons) together for a common action or effort: He rallied his friends to help him. 3. to concentrate or revive, as one's strength, spirits, etc.: They rallied their energies for the counterattack. v.i. 4. to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign. 5. to come together or into order again: The captain ordered his small force to rally at the next stream. 6. to come to the assistance of a person, party, or cause (often fol. by to or around): to rally around a political candidate. 7. to recover partially from illness: He spent a bad night but began to rally by morning. 8. to find renewed strength or vigor: The runner seemed to be rallying for a final sprint. 9. Finance. a. (of securities) to rise sharply in price after a drop. b. (of the persons forming a stock market) to begin to trade with increased activity after a slow period. 10. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) to engage in a rally. 11. to participate in a long-distance automobile race. 12. Baseball. (of a team) to score one or more runs in one inning. n. 13. a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops. 14. a renewal or recovery of strength, activity, etc. 15. a partial recovery of strength during illness. 16. a drawing or coming together of persons, as for common action, as in a mass meeting: A political rally that brought together hundreds of the faithful. 17. a get-together of hobbyists or other like-minded enthusiasts, primarily to meet and socialize. 18. Finance. a sharp rise in price or active trading after a declining market. 19. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a. an exchange of strokes between players before a point is scored. b. the hitting of the ball back and forth prior to the start of a match. 20. Boxing. an exchange of blows. 21. Baseball. the scoring of one or more runs in one inning. 22. Theat. Brit. a quickening of pace for heightening the dramatic effect in a scene or act. 23. Shipbuilding. a series of blows with battering rams, made in order to drive wedges under a hull to raise it prior to launching. 24. Also, rallye. a long-distance automobile race, esp. for sports cars, held over public roads unfamiliar to the drivers, with numerous checkpoints along the route. [1585-95; < F rallier (v.), OF, equiv. to r(e)- RE- + allier to join; see ALLY] Syn. 2, 4. muster. 3. reanimate, reinvigorate. 4. assemble. 5. reassemble. rally2 /ral"ee/, v.t., rallied, rallying. to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter. [1660-70; < F railler to RAIL2] Syn. chaff, tease, twit. |
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