noun

sally

俏皮话, 妙语, 突围

He made a witty sally at my expense.

他拿我开了一句俏皮的玩笑。

The troops made a sally against the enemy.

部队向敌人发起了突击。

((a sally)) 一句俏皮话 He made a witty sally at my expense.

((to make a sally)) 发起突击 The troops made a sally against the enemy.

Synonyms: quip (俏皮话), retort (反驳); sortie (出击)

源自法语“saillie”(冲出),来自“saillir”(跳跃)。

想象一下在谈话中“跳”出来的俏皮话,或者士兵从堡垒中“跳”出来进攻。

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