rally
['ræl.i] noun countable
MEETING 集会
ADVANCED
■a public meeting of a large group of people, especially supporters of a particular opinion （尤指为表明支援某种主张的）集会，群众大会•5000 people held an anti-nuclear rally.有5000人举行了反核集会。 •an election/campaign rally选举／运动集会
['ræl.i] noun countable
RACE 速度比赛
■a car or motorcycle race, especially over long distances on public roads （尤指长距离的）公路汽车赛；（汽车或摩托车）拉力赛•The French driver has taken the lead in the Paris-Dakar rally.在巴黎─达喀尔汽车拉力赛中，法国车手一路领先。
['ræl.i] noun countable
SPORT 体育
■a continuous exchange of hits between players in tennis, squash or badminton （网球等比赛中）持续对打，相持，拉锯戏
['ræl.i] noun countable
IMPROVEMENT 改善
■an improvement 恢复；复原；好转•Share prices fell again today after yesterday's rally.股票价格在昨天回升后再次下跌。
['ræl.i] verb
SUPPORT 支援
intransitive or transitive
■to (cause to) come together in order to provide support or make a shared effort 集合；召集；（使）团结•Supporters/Opponents of the new shopping development are trying to rally local people in favour of/against it.新购物中心开发项目的支持者／反对者们试图召集当地居民支援／反对该项目。 •The prime minister has called on the public to rally to/behind the government.首相已发出号召，呼吁公众和政府团结在一起。 •[+ obj + to infinitive] The general rallied his forces to defend the town.将军召集他的部队守卫这座城市。 •'Workers of the world unite' was their rallying cry/call (= a phrase said to encourage support).“全世界工人团结起来”是他们号召人们团结战斗的口号。
['ræl.i] verb
IMPROVE 改善
intransitive
■to return to a better condition 恢复；复原；重新振作•The nurse said my mother had rallied after a poor night.护士说我母亲有一天晚上病情严重，但接着就好转了。 •The team played badly in the first half of the match but rallied in the second.球队在上半场比赛中表现很糟糕，但在下半场重整旗鼓，表现很好。 •The pound rallied against the dollar in trading today.今天的交易中英镑对美元的比价回升。
['ræl.i] verb
Phrasal Verbs rally round (sb) UK (US rally around (sb))
■to help or support someone 帮助，扶持；支援•When I'm ill, my friends always rally round.我生病时，朋友们总在我身边帮忙。 |