Word · Frequency #20250
snipes
沙锥
snipes is the plural of snipe.
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”。
- 1.
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
鹬科滨鸟,喙细长而直
- 2.
An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
木材被切掉后剩余的原木端头
- 3.
A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
尖锐机智的回答；挖苦
- 4.
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
鹬科直喙猎鸟,栖于沼泽地带,形似丘鹬
- 5.
A fool; a blockhead.
傻瓜；笨蛋
- 6.
An animated promotional logo during a television show.
电视节目期间播放的动画促销标志
- 7.
A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
贴在海报上以补充信息(如售罄、政治批评等)的便条或贴纸
- 8.
a gunshot from a concealed location
从隐蔽处射出的枪击
- 9.
A shot fired from a concealed place.
从隐蔽处射出的子弹
- 10.
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.
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
- 11.
A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
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
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
In use
At dawn, we saw a snipe feeding in the shallow water.
The snipe has a long, straight bill for probing soft mud.
A snipe suddenly flew out of the marsh and disappeared into the reeds.
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。
snipe sb/sth
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。
the snipe
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.
Connections
Collocations
- snipe at someone
- 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。
- snipe from cover
- 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。
- common snipe
- 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。
- snipe hunt
- 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）。
Idioms & figurative uses
- snipe hunt
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：狙击手sniper去掉er就是snipe(狙击)；想象他开枪打一只沙锥鸟，所以snipe既是狙击也是沙锥鸟。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：观鸟、狩猎、鸟类图鉴 此条针对名词义项“沙锥”。指沙锥鸟时，通常用于观鸟、狩猎或自然文学等场合；日常口语中较少见，但语域为中性，不含强烈正式或俚语色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 snipe 以 /aɪp/ 押韵：pipe、wipe、ripe、stripe、swipe 拼作 -ipe；type 拼作 -ype，但发音相同。注意形近词 snip /snɪp/ 虽然拼写相近，但元音为短 /ɪ/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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