Sally

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.