sally
n
1
(a) sudden attack, esp by troops surrounded by the enemy 出击; (尤指)突围
make a successful sally 进行突围成功.
(b) (joc 谑) quick journey 短途旅行
a brief sally to the shops 逛逛商店.
2 lively or witty, usu good-humoured, remark 俏皮话. sally, v (pt, pp sallied) (phr v) sally out/forth (fml 文)
(a) emerge suddenly, usu from a place where one is surrounded, to attack an enemy 出击; 突围
sally out against the besiegers 向包围的敌人出击.
(b) (joc 谑) set out somewhere or to do sth 出发; 著手做某事
Party workers sallied forth in a drive to find new members. 党的工作人员发起了纳新运动.
🗣️ 情景例句
He's gone for the summer.
他夏天度假去了。
Do you live 2nd Avenue?
你在第二大道居住吗?
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.