rallying
present participle ofrally
| 单词 | rallying |
| 释义 | rallying present participle ofrally rally verb uk/ˈræl.i/us/ˈræl.i/rallyverb(SUPPORT)[IorT] to (causeto) come together inordertoprovidesupportor make asharedeffort: Supporters/Opponents of the newshoppingdevelopmentaretryingto rallylocalpeopleinfavourof/againstit. Thepresidenthas called on thepeopleto rallyto/behindthegovernment. [+ obj + to infinitive]Thegeneralrallied hisforcestodefendthetown. "Workers of theworldunite!" wastheirrallyingcry/call(= a phrase said toencouragesupport). Forming groups (of people)
rallyverb(IMPROVE)[I] toreturnto abettercondition: Thenursesaid mymotherhad rallied after apoornight. Theteamplayedbadlyin the firsthalfof thegamebut rallied in the second. Thepoundralliedagainstthedollarintradingtoday. to improve something
Becoming better
Phrasal verbrally round(someone) Examplesofrallyingrallying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is arallyingcry rather than an admission of defeat, however, and research proceeds apace. From theCambridge English Corpus Therallyingcries of dissent become ever more ethereal and faint. From theCambridge English Corpus Phrases of the melody accompany the activities of the factory workers, interrupting their work and acting as arallyingcall to revolt. From theCambridge English Corpus Theirrallyingcries were urgent and so often repeated that echoes can still be heard today, but the anticipated revolution and revelation never arrived. From theCambridge English Corpus In the last decades, however, autonomy has been fully integrated into the cycle of commerce and so has lost its impetus as arallyingforce. From theCambridge English Corpus With its vision of belonging, it became therallyingcry of post-war reintegration efforts. From theCambridge English Corpus Each provided a variety of venues forrallyingone's peers to a cause, in short for establishing a reputation for leadership. From theCambridge English Corpus Others have pointed to the fact that it remains a vital concept, even arallyingpoint, in certain fields such as musicology and politics. From theCambridge English Corpus And multiparty elections quickly became a usefulrallyingcry for would-be political leaders. From theCambridge English Corpus A semblance of conformity with the imperial constitution also eased the task ofrallyingprinces to his project. From theCambridge English Corpus At a normative level, it has provided arallyingpoint for scholars dissenting from the dominant neo-liberal paradigm. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only, then, was access no longer the centralrallyingcry, but the cost of medicine had in most nations been effectively socialized. From theCambridge English Corpus Do other types of policies have a particularly, albeit less obvious, potential for working towards nation-building and serving as arallyingpoint for nationalist mobilization? From theCambridge English Corpus Its lyrics issued arallyingcry as well as a prophetic warning. From theCambridge English Corpus Rallyingsuch broad support has partly been possible because the social democratic-led governments have reshaped the norms around the passing of the annual budget. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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