| 单词 | sortie |
| 释义 | sortie (once / 4000 pages) n When a group of soldiers is sent on a specific mission, it's called a sortie. A fighter pilot's sortie might involve a mission to drop a bomb on a target and return to base. When a fighting unit is deployed, heading out on a military mission, you can describe it as a sortie. A sortie might involve troops moving across a field toward their enemy, or a tank advancing on a city held by rebels. Sometimes a sortie involves a sudden surge or attack. In French, the word sortie literally means "a going out," from a Latin root, surgere, or "rise up." WORD FAMILYsortie: sorties USAGE EXAMPLESIn the 1999 Kosovo air operation, almost 300 strike sorties were flown a day; in the 1991 Desert Storm operation, more than 1,200. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) The changes brought some early improvement, an Albrighton sortie resulting in Demarai Gray’s half‑volley over the crossbar, but it quickly proved illusory. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) He allowed a U.S.-led coalition to use an air base on Uzbek territory for bombing sorties on Taliban targets in neighboring Afghanistan. Wall Street Journal(Dec 05, 2016) 1n a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position Syn|Hyper sally action, military action a military engagement 2n (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) Hyper flight, flying an instance of traveling by air |
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