Word · Frequency #20250
snipes
沙锥
snipes is the plural of snipe.
核心释义
此处为名词,指鸟类,区别于动词“狙击”。
a wading bird with a long straight bill, related to sandpipers, that lives in marshy areas and resembles a woodcock
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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.
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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.
- 3.
尖锐机智的回答;挖苦
A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
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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
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傻瓜;笨蛋
A fool; a blockhead.
- 6.
电视节目期间播放的动画促销标志
An animated promotional logo during a television show.
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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.).
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从隐蔽处射出的枪击
a gunshot from a concealed location
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从隐蔽处射出的子弹
A shot fired from a concealed place.
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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.
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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.
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
用法In use
At dawn, we saw a snipe feeding in the shallow water.
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.
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.
用法提示:snipe 是名词,指“沙锥”,作句子的主语。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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)。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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