(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 compare groundstroke see also half-volley, stop volley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 synonym torrent(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’.