sallies
['sællaɪz]
n.
突围( sally的名词复数 );
(感情等)迸发;
俏皮话;
远足;
v.
突围,出发( sally的第三人称单数 );
例句:
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He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
他迄今为止一直不为我说的俏皮话所动。
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She was not inclined to sarcasm and to impulsive sallies, as Mary was.
她不象玛丽一样说话尖刻, 动不动挖苦别人.
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He startled even his closest friends with Shavian sallies against the smugness of ownership.
他用肖伯纳式的俏皮话抨击起所有权造成的自满情绪时甚至使他最亲近的朋友也吃惊.
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Her periodic sallies to the shops became more frequent.
来自E. Bowen
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Stone-throwers...used to repel army sallies.
来自R. L. Fox
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Whinchats mostly eat insects, catching them on the ground or in flight after short sallies from a low perch.
来自BBC