volley 的 3 个定义
plural vol·leys.
- the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms.
- the missiles so discharged.
- a burst or outpouring of many things at once or in quick succession: a volley of protests.
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vol·leyed, vol·ley·ing.
- to discharge in or as in a volley.
- Tennis. to return before it hits the ground.
- Soccer. to kick before it bounces on the ground.
- Cricket. to bowl in such a manner that it is pitched near the top of the wicket.
vol·leyed, vol·ley·ing.
- to fly or be discharged together, as missiles.
- to move or proceed with great rapidity, as in a volley.
- to fire a volley; sound together, as firearms.
- Tennis, Soccer. to return the ball before it touches the ground.
volley 近义词
barrage
更多volley例句
- Far from it if the volley of concerns toward the company in recent weeks is anything to go by.
- It is the place where the current hostilities began about two weeks ago, with a volley of shots from a sniper rifle.
- Agency bureaucrats and journalists responded with a volley of lawsuits, whistleblower complaints and a petition demanding the removal of Pack’s appointees.
- I saw the head-jockeying, open-mouth volleys that blurred into unrecognizability in real time.
- USTR hurled an even bigger tariff volley — and so it went until the end of 2019, when the administration delayed a new round of consumer goods tariffs set to go into effect right before Christmas.
- An initial volley of missiles killed five people in the home, and 10 minutes later a second volley killed up to 11 rescuers.
- This was the rear guard of an army that lost a battle, firing one last volley before retreating.
- The stories trailed off at the firing of the three-volley salute and as Taps began to play.
- But given the volley of claim and counterclaim, it seems unlikely that this will, in fact, be the final exchange.
- That, it appears, is the first volley in what will inevitably become a protracted conflict.
- A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
- A volley did sound, and instantly; but it came from the rocks above, and three of the villains fell.
- At once the sepoys at the Kashmir Gate fired a volley at the nearest officers, of whom three fell dead.
- Firing a random volley, those that lived turned and fled, pursued by the scouts.
- The bushes seemed to burst into smoke and flame, and then came a crashing volley in return.