rally

1. N-COUNT A rally is a large public meeting that is held in order to show support for something such as a political party. 集會(huì)

About three thousand people held a rally to mark international human rights day. 大約三千人舉行集會(huì)以紀(jì)念國際人權(quán)日。

2. V-T/V-I When people rally to something or when something rallies them, they unite to support it. 一致支持; 團(tuán)結(jié)起來

Her cabinet colleagues have continued to rally to her support. 她的內(nèi)閣同僚們繼續(xù)團(tuán)結(jié)一致地支持她。

3. V to bring (a group, unit, etc) into order, as after dispersal, or (of such a group) to reform and come to order 重整; 整編

the troops rallied for a final assault

4. V-I When someone or something rallies, they begin to recover or improve after having been weak. 恢復(fù)健康; 好轉(zhuǎn)

He rallied enough to thank his doctors. 他身體恢復(fù)得能向醫(yī)生們道謝了。

5. N-COUNT Rally is also a noun. 恢復(fù)健康; 好轉(zhuǎn)

After a brief rally the shares returned to $2.15. 短暫的反彈之后，股票回到了$2.15。

6. N-COUNT A rally in tennis, badminton, or squash is a continuous series of shots that the players exchange without stopping. (網(wǎng)球、羽毛球、壁球中的) 連續(xù)對(duì)打

...a long rally. …一陣長時(shí)間的連續(xù)對(duì)打。

7. N-COUNT A rally is a competition in which vehicles are driven over public roads. 公路車賽

Carlos Sainz of Spain has won the New Zealand Motor Rally. 西班牙的卡洛斯·賽恩斯在新西蘭摩托車公路賽中獲勝。

8. V to mock or ridicule (someone) in a good-natured way; chaff; tease (善意地)取笑; 打趣