snipe
[snaɪp] verb intransitive
■to shoot at someone from a position where you cannot be seen 伏击；狙击•The rebels have started sniping at civilians.反叛者开始狙击平民。 ■to criticize someone unpleasantly 诽谤，恶意攻击•The former minister has been making himself unpopular recently, sniping at his ex-colleagues.最近这位前部长因恶意攻击以前的同事而大失人心。
[snaɪp] noun countable (plural snipe or snipes)
■a bird with a long straight beak which lives near rivers and marshes (= low land that is wet and sometimes covered with water) 沙锥（喙长而直，栖息于江河沼泽地区） |