(also rally round (somebody) British English)phrasal verbphr v informalHELPif a group of people rally round, they all try to help you when you are in a difficult situation 齐心协力帮助(处于困境的人)
Her friends all rallied round when she was ill.
在她患病期间,朋友们都来帮忙。
Examples from the Corpus
rally around • A brand can be something both cities can rally around.• It would be wise to start rallying around for some back up!• House Republicans have rallied around Gingrich in the wake of the ethicsflap, and they show no sign of ousting him.• But as her friends from the youth group rallied around her, she began to open up.• Mike was thoroughly embarrassed at having exposedintimatedetails of his life, but his classmatesrallied around him.• Partyworkers have been rallying around since last Thursday night's arsonattack which caused tens of thousands worth of damage.• A historyprofessor at Baghdad University, Sadoun Fadil, said people rally around their leader during hard times.