The Spanish media were still sniping at the British press yesterday.西班牙媒體昨天仍然在攻擊英國媒體。
VERB
狙擊;放冷槍
To snipe at someone means to shoot at them from a hidden position.
例句
Gunmen have repeatedly sniped at US Army positions...持槍匪徒一再朝美軍陣地放冷槍。A member of the security forces was killed in a sniping incident.有一名安全部隊成員在一場狙擊戰中被打死。
N-COUNT
鷸;沙錐
A snipe is a type of bird with a very long beak which lives in wet areas of land.
英漢詞典釋義
vi.
伏擊,狙擊(未參戰的敵人等)
A gunman sniped at them from the roof.槍手從屋頂上向他們狙擊。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
2. a gunshot from a concealed location
Verb
1. hunt or shoot snipe
2. aim and shoot with great precision
3. attack in speech or writing;
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"