sally
英 [ˈsæli]
美 [ˈsæli]
n. 俏皮话; 出击; 突袭
v. 突围; 出发; 动身,外出; 旅行,外出漫游; (感情等的)迸发,涌出
复数:sallies 过去式:sallied 第三人称单数:sallies
BNC.4422 / COCA.30693
短语用例
sally forth/out
- 毅然出发;兴冲冲地离开
to leave a place in a determined or enthusiastic way
牛津词典
noun
- 俏皮话
a remark that is intended to entertain or amuse sb - 出击;突袭
a sudden attack by an enemy
verb
verb
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 俏皮话;妙语;隽语
Salliesare clever and amusing remarks.- He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
他迄今为止一直不为我说的俏皮话所动。
- He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
- VERB 突然冲出;奋身前往;大胆迈入
If someonesallies forthorsalliessomewhere, they go out into a rather difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation in a brave or confident way.- ...worrying about her when she sallies forth on her first date...
她第一次赴异性约会时对她的担心 - Tamara would sally out on bitterly cold nights.
塔玛拉会不畏严寒在夜晚外出。 - Sallyis also a noun.
- ...their first sallies outside the student world.
他们首次勇敢地走出校园
- ...worrying about her when she sallies forth on her first date...
英英释义
noun
- a venture off the beaten path
- a sally into the wide world beyond his home
- a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
- witty remark