Word · Frequency #15804

sortie

/ˈsɔːrti/

noun

出击；突围

a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

1.
An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally.
(被围军队的)出击；突围。
2.
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
被围困的部队从其位置突围的军事行动
3.
An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.
单机出击；架次。
4.
(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
(军事)单架飞机的作战飞行(如在军事行动中)
5.
An act of venturing out to do a task, etc.
外出执行任务；出门。
6.
An act of trying to enter a new field of activity.
尝试涉足新领域。
7.
An attacking move.
攻击性动作。
8.
An operational flight carried out by a spacecraft involving a return to Earth.
航天器执行的一次返回地球的作战飞行。
9.
Synonym of sally port (“an entry to or opening into a fortification to enable a sally”).
sally port(防御工事中供出击的入口或通道)的同义词。
10.
A series of aerial photographs taken during the flight of an aircraft; (by extension) a photography session.
飞机飞行期间拍摄的一系列航空照片；引申指一次摄影活动。

(被围军队的)出击；突围。；被围困的部队从其位置突围的军事行动；单机出击；架次。；(军事)单架飞机的作战飞行(如在军事行动中)；外出执行任务；出门。

In use

The troops launched a sortie at dawn to break the enemy's siege.

部队在黎明时发起一次出击，以打破敌人的包围。

During the war, the defenders made several sorties to destroy the enemy's supply lines.

战争期间，守军进行了几次出击，以摧毁敌人的补给线。

The commander ordered a sortie to gather intelligence from the abandoned village.

指挥官下令进行一次出击，以从废弃村庄收集情报。

launch a sortie against [enemy]

launch a sortie against ... 表示“对……发动出击”，against 后接敌方或目标。

The defenders launched a sortie against the besiegers.

守军对围城者发动了一次出击。

a sortie from [place]

sortie 是可数名词，常用 a sortie from ... 表示“从某地发起的突围出击”。

The sortie from the fortress caught the enemy off guard.

从堡垒发起的突围让敌人措手不及。

Common mistakes

Connections

Collocations

launch a sortie: 发动出击; The troops launched a sortie at dawn.部队在黎明时发动了一次出击。
carry out a sortie: 执行出击任务; The squadron carried out a sortie against the enemy base.该中队对敌方基地执行了一次出击任务。
fly a sortie: 驾机出击; Each pilot flew three sorties during the campaign.战役期间每位飞行员驾机出击三次。
a bombing sortie: 轰炸出击; The bomber completed its final bombing sortie before returning to base.轰炸机完成了最后一次轰炸出击后返回基地。
a reconnaissance sortie: 侦察出击; The reconnaissance sortie provided valuable intelligence.侦察出击提供了宝贵的情报。

Idioms & figurative uses

Learner notes

Memory Tip

把它拆成 sort + ie：被围时先“整理”（sort）队伍，再冲出包围圈——一次出击/突围。

Context & Register

语域：formal 常见场景：military reports、historical accounts of sieges、war correspondence sortie 在表示“出击、突围”时通常用于军事或历史叙述等正式场合，多出现在战报、战史或新闻报道中；日常口语中较少使用。

Pronunciation & Spelling

这些词都与 sortie /ˈsɔrti/ 押韵，重读音节后都是 /ɔrti/：forty、sporty、shorty。注意拼写相似的 sort /sɔrt/ 并不押韵，因为缺少末尾的 /i/。

Usage priority

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

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