volley

noun

/ˈvɒli/

/ˈvɑːli/

(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
- Alli met the ball on the volley and scored.艾丽截击球得分。
- 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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- backhand
- forehand
- left-foot
- …
verb + volley
- hit
- lash
- strike
- …
preposition
- on the volley
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。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + volley
- fire
- launch
- unleash
- …
preposition
- volley of
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。

词源late 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.

volley

verb

/ˈvɒli/

/ˈvɑːli/

[transitive, intransitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they volley	/ˈvɒli/ /ˈvɑːli/
he / she / it volleys	/ˈvɒliz/ /ˈvɑːliz/
past simple volleyed	/ˈvɒlid/ /ˈvɑːlid/
past participle volleyed	/ˈvɒlid/ /ˈvɑːlid/
-ing form volleying	/ˈvɒliɪŋ/ /ˈvɑːliɪŋ/

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
词源late 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.