snipe 音標拼音: [sn'ɑɪp]
n . 鷂,足以輕蔑的人物,香煙屁股,狙擊
vi . 獵鳥,狙擊,誹謗
vt . 狙擊
鷂,足以輕蔑的人物,香煙屁股,狙擊獵鳥,狙擊,誹謗狙擊
snipe n 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 v 1 :
hunt or shoot snipe 2 :
aim and shoot with great precision [
synonym : {
sharpshoot },
{
snipe }]
3 :
attack in speech or writing ; "
The editors of the left -
leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker " [
synonym : {
attack },
{
round }, {
assail }, {
lash out }, {
snipe }, {
assault }]
Snipe \
Snipe \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Sniped };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Sniping }.]
1 .
To shoot or hunt snipe .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
2 .
To shoot at detached men of an enemy '
s forces at long range ,
esp .
when not in action ; --
often with at .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
{
snipe at },
to aim petty or snide criticisms at (
a person )
in his absence .
[
PJC ]
Snipe \
Snipe \,
n . [
OE .
snipe ;
akin to D .
snep ,
snip ,
LG .
sneppe ,
snippe ,
G .
schnepfe ,
Icel .
sn [
imac ]
pa (
in comp .),
Dan .
sneppe ,
Sw .
sn [
aum ]
ppa a sanpiper ,
and possibly to E .
snap .
See {
Snap }, {
Snaffle }.]
1 . (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family {
Scolopacidae },
having a long ,
slender ,
nearly straight beak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The common ,
or whole ,
snipe ({
Gallinago c [
oe ]
lestis })
and the great ,
or double ,
snipe ({
Gallinago major }),
are the most important European species .
The Wilson '
s snipe ({
Gallinago delicata }) (
sometimes erroneously called {
English snipe })
and the gray snipe ,
or dowitcher ({
Macrohamphus griseus }),
are well -
known American species .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A fool ;
a blockhead . [
R .] --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Half snipe },
the dunlin ;
the jacksnipe .
{
Jack snipe }.
See {
Jacksnipe }.
{
Quail snipe }.
See under {
Quail }.
{
Robin snipe },
the knot .
{
Sea snipe }.
See in the Vocabulary .
{
Shore snipe },
any sandpiper .
{
Snipe hawk },
the marsh harrier . [
Prov .
Eng .]
{
Stone snipe },
the tattler .
{
Summer snipe },
the dunlin ;
the green and the common European sandpipers .
{
Winter snipe }.
See {
Rock snipe },
under {
Rock }.
{
Woodcock snipe },
the great snipe .
[
1913 Webster ]
Snipe \
Snipe \,
v .
t .
1 .
To shoot at (
detached men of an enemy '
s force )
at long range ,
esp .
when not in action .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
2 .
To nose (
a log )
to make it drag or slip easily in skidding .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
Willet \
Wil "
let \,
n . (
Zool .)
A large North American snipe ({
Symphemia semipalmata }); --
called also {
pill -
willet }, {
will -
willet }, {
semipalmated tattler },
or {
snipe }, {
duck snipe },
and {
stone curlew }.
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Carolina willet },
the Hudsonian godwit .
[
1913 Webster ]
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "
snipe ":
aim at ,
attack ,
barrage ,
blast ,
blitz ,
bombard ,
cannon ,
cannonade ,
carp at ,
charge ,
cock ,
commence firing ,
criticize ,
deride ,
detonate ,
discharge ,
drop ,
eject ,
enfilade ,
fell ,
fire ,
fire a volley ,
fire at ,
fire off ,
fire upon ,
fusillade ,
gun ,
gun for ,
hit ,
knock ,
let fly ,
let off ,
load ,
mortar ,
open fire ,
open up on ,
pan ,
pelt ,
pepper ,
pick off ,
pistol ,
plug ,
pop at ,
pot ,
potshoot ,
potshot ,
prime ,
rake ,
rap ,
riddle ,
shell ,
shoot ,
shoot at ,
shoot down ,
slam ,
snipe at ,
strafe ,
strike ,
take a potshot ,
take aim at ,
torpedo ,
zero in on
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