a wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight
沙锥鸟,鹬。参见<Bold>PAINTED SNIPE, SEED-SNIPE</Bold>.
shoot at someone from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range
(尤指远程准确地)狙击,打冷枪
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the soldiers in the trench sniped at us .堑壕中的士兵向我们发动狙击。
make a sly or petty verbal attack
诽谤
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the state governor constantly sniped at the president 州长经常含沙射影地攻击总统
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[as noun
sniping ]there has been some sniping about inept leadership .有些流言攻击领导层无能。
"Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Icelandic