| 单词 | sally |
| 释义 | sally (once / 278 pages) 1n 2n 3n A sally is a military action, a sudden charge in the direction of the enemy. A sally sometimes has the advantage of taking the opposing army by surprise. When soldiers who have been on the defensive, having retreated to a foxhole or fort, make an abrupt offensive attack on their opponents, it's a sally. Another word for this kind of sally is a sortie. You can also call a sudden funny remark or comeback a sally, especially during a witty, back-and-forth, or bantering kind of conversation. The word comes from the Middle French saillie, "a rushing forth," from the Latin salire, "to leap." WORD FAMILYsally: sallied, sallies USAGE EXAMPLESDame Sally Davies faced criticism for her remarks to a science and technology select committee hearing in February. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Interior Secretary Sally Jewell rejected a road three years ago, concluding that the refuge would be harmed. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) “Someone is staring at you in personal growth,” she tells Sally, in a bookstore. The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016) 1 n a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position 2Syn|Hyper sortie action, military action a military engagement n witty remark 3Syn|Hyper crack, quip, wisecrack comment, input, remark a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information n a venture off the beaten path a sally into the wide world beyond his home Syn|Hyper sallying forth venture any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。