snipe at sb/sth
snipe at 用于表示批评、抨击，常带有不断或暗中的攻击意味。
The critics sniped at the new policy.
批评者们抨击了新政策。
鹬科滨鸟,喙细长而直；木材被切掉后剩余的原木端头；尖锐机智的回答；挖苦；鹬科直喙猎鸟,栖于沼泽地带,形似丘鹬；傻瓜；笨蛋
a wading bird with a long straight bill, related to sandpipers, that lives in marshy areas and resembles a woodcock
此处为名词，指鸟类，区别于动词“狙击”。
鹬科滨鸟,喙细长而直
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
木材被切掉后剩余的原木端头
An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
尖锐机智的回答；挖苦
A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
鹬科直喙猎鸟,栖于沼泽地带,形似丘鹬
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
傻瓜；笨蛋
A fool; a blockhead.
电视节目期间播放的动画促销标志
An animated promotional logo during a television show.
贴在海报上以补充信息(如售罄、政治批评等)的便条或贴纸
A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
从隐蔽处射出的枪击
a gunshot from a concealed location
从隐蔽处射出的子弹
A shot fired from a concealed place.
印刷广告中用于宣布突发新闻或趣闻的文字条,使其突出于广告
A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
容量为0.1875升的葡萄酒瓶,标准瓶的四分之一；四分之一瓶或小瓶
A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
At dawn, we saw a snipe feeding in the shallow water.
黎明时，我们看到一只沙锥在浅水中觅食。
用法提示：snipe 此处作可数名词，指“沙锥”这种鸟。
The snipe has a long, straight bill for probing soft mud.
沙锥有一张又长又直的嘴，用来在软泥中探食。
用法提示：snipe 是名词，用定冠词表示一类鸟，即“沙锥”。
A snipe suddenly flew out of the marsh and disappeared into the reeds.
一只沙锥突然从沼泽地飞起，消失在芦苇丛中。
用法提示：snipe 是名词，指“沙锥”，作句子的主语。
snipe at 用于表示批评、抨击，常带有不断或暗中的攻击意味。
The critics sniped at the new policy.
批评者们抨击了新政策。
snipe 作及物动词，指从隐蔽处向某人或某物射击。
The assassin sniped the general from a rooftop.
刺客从屋顶狙击了将军。
用 the + 单数名词可泛指沙锥这个鸟种。
The snipe is a wading bird with a long bill.
沙锥是一种长喙的涉禽。
grammar · medium
易错句子The police are looking for the snipe who fired from the roof.
正确表达The police are looking for the sniper who fired from the roof.
表示“狙击手”的名词是 sniper；snipe 作名词指“沙锥鸟”，也可作动词表示“狙击”，但不能用来指人。把 snipe 当作 sniper 是常见的词形混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子She sniped the advertisement out of the newspaper.
正确表达She snipped the advertisement out of the newspaper.
表示“用剪刀剪”的动词是 snip（过去式 snipped）；snipe 是另一个词，指“狙击、诽谤”或名词“沙锥”。两个词读音相近但意思不同，不能混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The journalist sniped the new policy in her article.
正确表达The journalist sniped at the new policy in her article.
表示“抨击、挖苦”的 snipe 是不及物动词，常与介词 at 搭配，即 snipe at somebody/something；不能像及物动词那样直接接宾语。
woodcock（山鹬）栖息于林地灌丛，体形较圆胖；snipe（沙锥）栖于沼泽草地，喙直而长。二者外形相似但属不同鸟类，不要混用。
sandpiper（鹬）是鹬科鸟类的通称，常见于海滨浅滩；snipe（沙锥）是其中一类，通常生活在内陆沼泽，喙更长更直。
sniper 指“狙击手”，是人，带后缀 -er；snipe 作名词时指“沙锥”鸟，不要因拼写相近而把鸟名当成职业名。
冷言冷语地批评某人
She's always sniping at her colleagues.
她总是对同事们冷言冷语。
从隐蔽处狙击
Rebels sniped from cover at the passing patrol.
叛乱分子从隐蔽处向经过的巡逻队放冷枪。
扇尾沙锥
We spotted a common snipe in the marsh.
我们在沼泽里看到一只扇尾沙锥。
猎沙锥（指愚弄人的无果行动）
The older boys sent the new student on a snipe hunt.
高年级男生让新生去做一件毫无结果的事（去找沙锥）。
狙击时使用的枪械。
常装在步枪上用于远距离瞄准。
狙击者常借助伪装隐蔽自己。
狙击常与隐蔽等待目标出现相关。
狙击的对象，也指射击瞄准的标的。
徒劳的搜寻；骗人的差事
They sent the new intern on a snipe hunt for nonexistent files.
他们让新来的实习生去找根本不存在的文件，白忙一场。
（暗中）抨击，中伤
The candidate kept sniping at his opponent during the debate.
那位候选人在辩论中不断抨击对手。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.