sortie

Related topics: Airforce, Army

sor·tie1 /ˈsɔːti $ ˈsɔːrti/ noun [countableC]

1 PMPa short flight made by a plane over enemy land, in order to bomb a city, military defences etc 〔飞机为轰炸敌方的〕出动架次，〔军机的〕出击

The US and its allies carried out 44,000 sorties during this period.

美国及其盟友在这段时间里出动飞机 44,000 架次。

2 TRAVELa short trip, especially to an unfamiliar place 〔尤指到陌生地方的〕短程旅行

We made a sortie from our hotel to the open-air market.

我们离开宾馆到露天市场走了一趟。

3 TRY TO DO OR GET something British EnglishBrE an attempt to do or take part in something new 〔对新事物的〕尝试

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Australia’s first sortie into the wine trade

澳大利亚首次涉足葡萄酒行业

4. PMA British EnglishBrE an attack in which an army leaves its position for a short time to attack the enemy 〔军队短时间离开阵地所作的〕出击

Examples from the Corpus

sortie• Not on that day or on any other day did he attempt such a sortie with me.• The Fortress, N620L, suffered a gear extension malfunction during an airborne sortie and could not extend its right main wheel.• Now everything was ready for the big sortie.• The reporters kept sending out the arithmetic of the Goddamned Middle East: sorties flown, bombs dropped, planes lost.• The enemy generally flew very few sorties at night.• George makes frequent sorties on his private jet.• Admiral Nagumo received word of his new assignment as he headed back from the futile sortie toward the Marshalls.• This same night saw three Swordfish of 830 Squadron out continuing a series of mine-laying sorties to Tripoli harbour.• The sortie with Black's bishop has cost him time and he has no tangible pressure on d4.• Only 24 aircraft were lost during these sorties.

词汇	sortie
释义	sortie Related topics: Airforce, Army sor·tie1 /ˈsɔːti $ ˈsɔːrti/ noun [countableC] 1 PMPa short flight made by a plane over enemy land, in order to bomb a city, military defences etc 〔飞机为轰炸敌方的〕出动架次，〔军机的〕出击 The US and its allies carried out 44,000 sorties during this period. 美国及其盟友在这段时间里出动飞机 44,000 架次。 2 TRAVELa short trip, especially to an unfamiliar place 〔尤指到陌生地方的〕短程旅行 We made a sortie from our hotel to the open-air market. 我们离开宾馆到露天市场走了一趟。 3 TRY TO DO OR GET something British EnglishBrE an attempt to do or take part in something new 〔对新事物的〕尝试 sortie into Australia’s first sortie into the wine trade 澳大利亚首次涉足葡萄酒行业 4. PMA British EnglishBrE an attack in which an army leaves its position for a short time to attack the enemy 〔军队短时间离开阵地所作的〕出击 Examples from the Corpus sortie• Not on that day or on any other day did he attempt such a sortie with me.• The Fortress, N620L, suffered a gear extension malfunction during an airborne sortie and could not extend its right main wheel.• Now everything was ready for the big sortie.• The reporters kept sending out the arithmetic of the Goddamned Middle East: sorties flown, bombs dropped, planes lost.• The enemy generally flew very few sorties at night.• George makes frequent sorties on his private jet.• Admiral Nagumo received word of his new assignment as he headed back from the futile sortie toward the Marshalls.• This same night saw three Swordfish of 830 Squadron out continuing a series of mine-laying sorties to Tripoli harbour.• The sortie with Black's bishop has cost him time and he has no tangible pressure on d4.• Only 24 aircraft were lost during these sorties. Related topics: Army, Airforce sortie2 verb [intransitiveI] PMAPMPto make a short attack on an enemy position or a flight over enemy land 出击；〔飞机〕出动 It was five months since the battleship had last sortied from home waters. 这艘战列舰最近一次从领海出击，已经是五个月前的事了。 Origin sortie1 (1600-1700) French sortir “to go out”
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