rally

英 ['rælɪ] 美 ['ræli]

1. 音译“拉力赛”。
2. re- + ally（结盟、联盟）=> rally.

rally 召集，集会

来自 re-,再次，ally,集合，联盟。

rally (n.): 1650s, originally in the military sense of "a regrouping for renewed action after a repulse," from rally (v.1). Sense of "mass meeting to stir enthusiasm" first attested 1840, American English. Sense of "gathering of automobile enthusiasts" is from 1932, from French rallye, itself from the English noun. Sports sense of "long series of hits" in tennis, etc., is from 1881, earlier "series of back-and-forth blows in a boxing match" (1829).
rally (v.1): "bring together," c. 1600, from French rallier, from Old French ralier "reassemble, unite again," from re- "again" (see re-) + alier "unite" (see ally (v.)). Intransitive meaning "pull together hastily, recover order, revive, rouse" is from 1660s. Related: Rallied; rallying. Rally round the flag (1862) is a line from popular American Civil War song "Battle Cry of Freedom."
rally (v.2): "make fun of, tease," 1660s, from French railler "to rail, reproach" (see rail (v.)).

2. The rally was organised at the instance of two senior cabinet ministers.: 集会是应两位资深内阁大臣的要求组织的。

3. The immediate flashpoint was Wednesday's big rally in the city centre.: 星期三市中心的大集会成了直接的导火索。

4. Journalists said there was a virtual news blackout about the rally.: 记者们说有关这场集会的新闻实际上被封锁了。

5. Carlos Sainz of Spain has won the New Zealand Motor Rally.: 西班牙人卡洛斯·赛恩斯在新西兰摩托车公路大赛中夺冠。