a short, quick attack by a military force, such as a small group of soldiers or an aircraft, made against an enemy position

A series of sorties was carried out at night by specially equipped aircraft. 特别装备的战斗机夜晚进行了好几次突袭。

a short journey to somewhere you have not been before, often with a particular purpose

It was our first sortie into the shopping centre. 这是我们第一次去购物中心。

an attempt to do something

This is the acclaimed historian John Taylor's first sortie into fiction. 这是著名的历史学家约翰‧泰勒第一次尝试写小说。