Rally



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 召集, 集会; n. 召集; 集会
• ［英］ v. 召集, 集会 ( to muster) ; n. 召集;集会 ( a mass meeting)
• ［记］ 可能来自ally ( 联合, 联盟) , r＋ally

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (rallied; rallying)

• Etymology: French rallier, from Old French ralier, from re- + alier to unite — more at ally
• Date: 1603
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to muster for a common purpose
    • b. to recall to order
  • 2.
    • a. to arouse for action
    • b. to rouse from depression or weakness
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to come together again to renew an effort
  • 2. to join in a common cause
  • 3. recover, rebound <rallied briefly from his illness>
  • 4. to engage in a rally

II. noun (plural rallies)

• Date: 1651
• 1.
  • a. a mustering of scattered forces to renew an effort
  • b. a summoning up of strength or courage after weakness or dejection
  • c. a recovery of price after a decline
  • d. a renewed offensive
• 2. a mass meeting intended to arouse group enthusiasm
• 3. a series of shots interchanged between players (as in tennis) before a point is won
• 4. (also rallye) \［French rallye, from English rally (I)\］ an automobile competition using public roads and ordinary traffic rules with the object of maintaining a specified average speed between checkpoints over a route unknown to the participants until the start of the event

III. transitive verb (rallied; rallying)

• Etymology: French railler to mock, rally — more at rail
• Date: 1668
• to attack with raillery ; banter

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