sally
/ˈsælɪ; `sælɪ/ 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.