snipe
n
(pl unchanged 復數不變) water-bird with a long straight bill that lives in marshes 沙錐(濱鳥, 嘴細長, 生活在沼澤區). =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page v.
snipe v [I, Ipr]
~ (at sb/sth)
1 shoot from a hiding place (usu from a distance) 伏擊, 狙擊(通常指遠距離)
terrorists sniping at soldiers from well-concealed positions 從十分隱蔽的位置伏擊士兵的恐怖分子.
2 (fig 比喻) make unpleasant critical remarks attacking sb/sth 抨擊某人[某事物]
sniping at political opponents 抨擊政治對手
Film stars are often sniped at in the newspapers. 報紙上經常抨擊電影明星.