(in some sports, for example tennis or football (soccer) )某些體育運動,如網球或足球 a hit or kick of the ball before it touches the ground compare groundstroke see also half-volley, stop volley截擊空中球;淩空擊球(或踢球) Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2Alli met the ball on the volley and scored. 艾麗截擊球得分。 Williams took the set with a stunning backhand volley down the line. 威廉姆斯打出一個漂亮的反手截擊球落在邊線上,拿下了這一盤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- backhand
- forehand
- left-foot
- …
- hit
- lash
- strike
- …
- on the volley
- volley (of something)
a lot of bullets, stones, etc. that are fired or thrown at the same time (子彈的)群射,齊發;(石塊的)齊投 A volley of shots rang out. 一排子彈呼嘯而出。 Police fired a volley over the heads of the crowd. 警察朝人群頭頂上方射出一排子彈。 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彈。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + volley- fire
- launch
- unleash
- …
- volley of
- volley (of something)
a lot of questions, comments, offensive remarks, etc. that are directed at somebody quickly one after the other synonym torrent(質問、評論、辱罵等的)接連發出
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.