vol·ley
noun/ˈvɒli/
/ˈvɑːli/
- (in some sports, for example tennis or football (soccer)) 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2- Alli met the ball on the volley and scored.
阿里接球凌空抽射破门。 - 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
- She hit a forehand volley into the net.
- 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
- A volley of shots rang out.
- 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 - She faced a volley of angry questions from her mother.
她受到母亲一连串愤怒的质问。
- She faced a volley of angry questions from her mother.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.