The Spanish media were still sniping at the British press yesterday.西班牙媒体昨天仍然在攻击英国媒体。
VERB
狙击;放冷枪
To snipe at someone means to shoot at them from a hidden position.
例句
Gunmen have repeatedly sniped at US Army positions...持枪匪徒一再朝美军阵地放冷枪。A member of the security forces was killed in a sniping incident.有一名安全部队成员在一场狙击战中被打死。
N-COUNT
鹬;沙锥
A snipe is a type of bird with a very long beak which lives in wet areas of land.
英汉词典释义
vi.
伏击,狙击(未参战的敌人等)
A gunman sniped at them from the roof.枪手从屋顶上向他们狙击。
英英词典释义
Noun
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
Verb
1. hunt or shoot snipe
2. aim and shoot with great precision
3. attack in speech or writing;
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"