(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） Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2Alli 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。
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。
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 （质问、评论、辱骂等的）接连发出
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.