salvo
salvo
(pl. -os 或 -oes)
(pl. -os 或 -oes)
- a simultaneous discharge of artillery or other guns in a battle
（炮队和其他枪炮的）齐射，同时开火
■a number of weapons released from one or more aircraft in quick succession
（飞机）齐射的炮火；齐投的炸弹；连发的炮火
■(figurative)a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts
(喻)突然的（一连串的）行为；一阵，一片
the pardons provoked a salvo of accusations.
赦免引起了一连串猛烈指责。
- late 16th cent. (earlier as salve): from French salve, Italian salva 'salutation'
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