rally /ˈrælɪ/ CET4 TEM4 ( rallying, rallied, rallies )

• 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. 集会

  例：

  About three thousand people held a rally to mark international human rights day.

  大约三千人举行集会以纪念国际人权日。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I When people rally to something or when something rallies them, they unite to support it. 一致支持; 团结起来

  例：

  Her cabinet colleagues have continued to rally to her support.

  她的内阁同僚们继续团结一致地支持她。

• 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; 整编

  例：

  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. 恢复健康; 好转

  例：

  He rallied enough to thank his doctors.

  他身体恢复得能向医生们道谢了。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT Rally is also a noun. 恢复健康; 好转

  例：

  After a brief rally the shares returned to $2.15.

  短暂的反弹之后，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. (网球、羽毛球、壁球中的) 连续对打

  例：

  ...a long rally.

  …一阵长时间的连续对打。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT A rally is a competition in which vehicles are driven over public roads. 公路车赛

  例：

  Carlos Sainz of Spain has won the New Zealand Motor Rally.

  西班牙的卡洛斯·赛恩斯在新西兰摩托车公路赛中获胜。

• 8. 

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