volley
🇬🇧 UK/'vɒli/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A simultaneous discharge of many bullets or missiles; a burst of many things at once; a ball struck before it bounces.
齐射;迸发;截击球
v.
To fire a volley of shots; to hit a ball before it touches the ground.
齐射;截击(球)
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.perfect volley精准截击
- 2.volley of gunfire枪声一阵
- 3.volley of shots箭雨齐发
Example Sentences
- 1.
The tennis player executed a perfect volley at the net to win the point.
- 2.
A volley of criticism erupted after the controversial decision was announced.
- 3.
The army returned fire with a volley of arrows into the enemy formation.