单词 | snipe |
释义 | snipe[ snahyp ] / snaɪp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snipe ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural snipes, (especially collectively) snipe for 1, 2.any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (sometimes Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago(common snipe, orwhole snipe ), of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage. any of several other long-billed birds, as some sandpipers. a shot, usually from a hidden position. verb (used without object), sniped, snip·ing.to shoot or hunt snipe. to shoot at individuals as opportunity offers from a concealed or distant position: The enemy was sniping from the roofs. to attack a person or a person's work with petulant or snide criticism, especially anonymously or from a safe distance. Origin of snipeFirst recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English snype (noun), from Old Norse -snīpa (in mȳrisnīpa “moor snipe”); cognate with Norwegian snipa, Icelandic snīpa; compare Danish sneppe, German Schnepfe OTHER WORDS FROM snipesnipelike, adjectivesniper, nouncoun·ter·snip·er, nounWords nearby snipesnigger, snigging chain, sniggle, sniglet, snip, snipe, snipefish, snipe fly, sniper, sniperscope, snipper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snipeBritish Dictionary definitions for snipesnipe / (snaɪp) / noun plural snipe or snipesany of various birds of the genus Gallinago (or Capella) and related genera, such as G. gallinago (common or Wilson's snipe), of marshes and river banks, having a long straight bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes any of various similar related birds, such as certain sandpipers and curlews a shot, esp a gunshot, fired from a place of concealment verb(when intr, often foll by at) to attack (a person or persons) with a rifle from a place of concealment (intr often foll by at) to criticize adversely a person or persons from a position of security (intr) to hunt or shoot snipe Derived forms of snipesnipelike, adjectiveWord Origin for snipeC14: from Old Norse snīpa; related to Old High German snepfa Middle Dutch snippe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。