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volley

noun
🔊/ˈvɒli/
🔊/ˈvɑːli/
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  1. (in some sports, for example tennis or football (soccer)某些体育运动，如网球或足球) a hit or kick of the ball before it touches the ground截击空中球；凌空击球（或踢球）
    • She hit a forehand volley into the net.她正手截击球未过网。🔊🔊
    compare groundstroke see also half-volley, stop volley
    Extra Examples
    • Alli met the ball on the volley and scored.阿里在凌空抽射得分。
    • Williams took the set with a stunning backhand volley down the line.威廉姆斯打出一个漂亮的反手截击球落在边线上，拿下了这一盘。
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • backhand
    • forehand
    • left-foot
    • …
    verb + volley
    • hit
    • lash
    • strike
    • …
    preposition
    • on the volley
    See full entry
  2. volley (of something) a lot of bullets, stones, etc. that are fired or thrown at the same time（子弹的）群射，齐发；（石块的）齐投
    • A volley of shots rang out.一排子弹呼啸而出。🔊🔊
    • Police fired a volley over the heads of the crowd.警察朝人群头顶上方射出一排子弹。🔊🔊
    • The police fired a volley of bullets over the heads of the crowd.警察朝人群的上方射出一排子弹。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + volley
    • fire
    • launch
    • unleash
    • …
    preposition
    • volley of
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  3. volley (of something) a lot of questions, comments, offensive remarks, etc. that are directed at somebody quickly one after the other （质问、评论、辱骂等的）接连发出synonym torrent
    • She faced a volley of angry questions from her mother.她受到母亲一连串愤怒的质问。🔊🔊
    4. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.

volley

verb
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 [transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they volley
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he / she / it volleys
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past simple volleyed
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past participle volleyed
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-ing form volleying
🔊/ˈvɒliɪŋ/
🔊/ˈvɑːliɪŋ/
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  1. volley (something) (in some sports, for example tennis or football (soccer)某些体育运动，如网球或足球) to hit or kick the ball before it touches the ground拦截（空中球）；截击；凌空抽射
    • He volleyed the ball into the back of the net.他凌空一脚把球踢入网窝。🔊🔊
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.