sally

sally1
(pl. -ies)
  1. a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie
    突围；出击
    ■a brief journey or sudden start into activity
    远足，短途旅行；突然行动
    ■a witty or lively remark, especially one made as an attack or as a diversion in an argument; a retort
    俏皮话；妙语；反驳，回嘴
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]make a military sortie
    突围；出击
    they sallied out to harass the enemy.
    他们出击骚扰敌人。
    ■(formal or humorous)set out from a place to do something
    (正式或幽默)动身；外出
    I made myself presentable and sallied forth.
    我把自己打扮得像模像样出发了。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French saillie, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of saillir 'come or jut out', from Old French salir 'to leap', from Latin salire
sally2
(pl. -ies)
  1. the part of a bell rope that has coloured wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands
    铃索拉手处
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (denoting the first movement of a bell when set for ringing): perhaps from sally in the sense 'leaping motion'
sally3
(亦作sallee)
(pl. sallies 或 sallees)
  1. (Austral.)any of a number of acacias and eucalyptuses that resemble willows
    (澳)金合欢属植物
  2. Several species, including white sally (Eucalyptus pauciflora, family Myrtaceae)
    数种，包括少花桉（拉丁名Eucalyptus pauciflora，桃金娘科）
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: dialect variant of sallow
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