亚洲网紅露点

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volley

[ vol-ee ]

noun

plural volleys.
  1. the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms.
  2. the missiles so discharged.
  3. a burst or outpouring of many things at once or in quick succession:

    a volley of protests.

  4. Tennis.
    1. the flight of the ball before it hits the ground.
    2. the return of the ball before it hits the ground.
  5. Soccer. a kick of the ball before it bounces on the ground.
  6. Cricket. a ball so bowled that it hits the wicket before it touches the ground.
  7. Mining. the explosion of several charges at one time.


verb (used with object)

volleyed, volleying.
  1. to discharge in or as in a volley.
  2. Tennis. to return (the ball) before it hits the ground.
  3. Soccer. to kick (the ball) before it bounces on the ground.
  4. Cricket. to bowl (a ball) in such a manner that it is pitched near the top of the wicket.

verb (used without object)

volleyed, volleying.
  1. to fly or be discharged together, as missiles.
  2. to move or proceed with great rapidity, as in a volley.
  3. to fire a volley; sound together, as firearms.
  4. Tennis, Soccer. to return the ball before it touches the ground.

volley

/ 藞惫蓲濒瑟 /

noun

  1. the simultaneous discharge of several weapons, esp firearms
  2. the projectiles or missiles so discharged
  3. a burst of oaths, protests, etc, occurring simultaneously or in rapid succession
  4. sport a stroke, shot, or kick at a moving ball before it hits the ground Compare half volley
  5. cricket the flight of such a ball or the ball itself
  6. the simultaneous explosion of several blastings of rock
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to discharge (weapons, etc) in or as if in a volley or (of weapons, etc) to be discharged
  2. tr to utter vehemently or sound loudly and continuously
  3. tr sport to strike or kick (a moving ball) before it hits the ground
  4. intr to issue or move rapidly or indiscriminately
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞惫辞濒濒别测别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 惫辞濒顎僱别测路别谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of volley1

1565鈥75; < Middle French volee flight, noun use of feminine past participle of voler to fly < Latin 惫辞濒腻谤别
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of volley1

C16: from French 惫辞濒茅别 a flight, from voler to fly, from Latin 惫辞濒腻谤别
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Gibbs-White smacked the bar from the edge of the area with an audacious volley, before hitting the post from a tight angle after rounding City keeper Stefan Ortega following Gvardiol's mistake.

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Though creatives may often jump between the firms, the modern theme park era has seen the two trade serves and volleys.

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You can either volley, play off a bounce or let the ball ricochet off tempered glass walls before you hit it.

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A volley of bullets struck near the Charter School of Morgan Hill just as students were leaving for the day, prosecutors said.

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The answer 鈥 as pointed jokes at the president鈥檚 expense volleyed across the historic room, now a front line of the culture war 鈥 was an unequivocal yes.

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