1 (in tennis, football, etc) a hit or kick of the ball before it touches the ground （网球、足球等）凌空一击或一脚: a forehand/backhand volley 正手╱反手击球

2 a number of stones, bullets, etc that are thrown or shot at the same time 齐发；齐投；扫射: The soldiers fired a volley over the heads of the crowd. 士兵向群众的头顶上方齐发了一通子弹。

3 a lot of questions, insults, etc that are directed at one person very quickly, one after the other 一连串的质问、辱骂等: a volley of abuse 连珠炮似的咒骂 volley verb [I,T] Rios volleyed the ball into the net. 里奥斯截击空中球，将球打挂网了。