sortie

sortie
noun
  1. an attack made by troops coming out from a position of defence
    出击;突袭;突围
    ■an operational flight by a single military aircraft
    (一架军用飞机的)出击
    ■a short trip or journey
    短程旅行
    I went on a shopping sortie.
    我去逛了会儿街。
(sorties, sortied, sortieing)
  1. [no obj.]come out from a defensive position to make an attack
    反击
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French, feminine past participle of sortir 'go out'
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