snipe

名词 snipe:

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

动词 snipe:

1. hunt or shoot snipe
2. aim and shoot with great precision
   同义词：sharpshoot
3. attack in speech or writing
   同义词：attack, round, assail, lash out, assault

1. Jack is seldom irritated when newspapermen snipe at him in their columns. It's a matter of patience born of long experience.
   杰克很少因为新闻记者撰稿在报纸上攻击他而生气。这是他漫长的经历所培养出来的一种耐性。
2. The snipe has a very long thin beak.
   鹬长着非常细长的鸟嘴。