sortie

n 1 attack made by soldiers coming out from a position of defence on those trying to capture it 突围反击. 2 flight made by one aircraft during military operations 军事行动中一架飞行器的出动次数; 架次: The four planes each made two sorties yesterday. 那四架飞机昨天各出动两次. 3 brief trip away from home, esp to an unfamiliar or unfriendly place 短暂的外出（尤指去陌生处或不便处）: a sortie into the city centre to do some shopping 到市中心去买东西 * (fig 比喻) His first sortie into (ie attempt to enter) politics was unsuccessful. 他跻身政界的第一次尝试没有成功.

sorcery, sordid, sordidly, sordidness, sore, sorely, soreness, sorghum, sorority, sorrel, sorrow, sorrowful, sorrowfully, sorrowfulness, sorry, sorry-looking, sort, sort out, sort through, sorter, sorting, SOS, sot, sottish, sotto voce, sou, souffle, sough, sought, soul, soul brother (fem 阴性作 `soul sister), soul food, soul mate, soul music, soul-destroying, soul-searching, soul-stirring, soulful, soulfully, soulfulness,