sniper
英 ['snaɪpə]***美 ['snaɪpɚ]
中文词源
sniper 狙击手snipe,狙击，伏击，-er,人。
sniper 狙击手中世纪英国人生活其实很苦，没啥肉可吃，但是森林多，所以时不时捕鸟解解馋。但是snipe [snaɪp] n.鹬鸟，感觉异常灵敏，所以很不好捉到，即使步枪发明后，枪手也需要隐蔽的很好才可能不被发现，所以sniper狙击手（猎捕snipe之人），多单独活动，用树枝和山石等来隐蔽。
中文词源
- sniper (n.)
- "sharpshooter; one who shoots from a hidden place," 1824, agent noun from snipe (v.). The birds were considered a challenging target for an expert shooter:
Snipe Shooting is a good trial of the gunner's skill, who often engages in this diversion, without the assistance of a dog of any kind; a steady pointer, however, is a good companion. ["Sportsman's Calendar," London, December 1818]
双语例句
- 1. People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks.
- 由于害怕狙击手，人们不敢冒险外出。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Our sniper teams observed them manning an anti-aircraft gun.
- 我们的狙击队观看他们操作高射炮。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A Navy medic was wounded by sniper fire.
- 一名海军卫生员被狙击手射伤了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. A sniper's bullet tore up a wall two inches above his head.
- 一颗狙击手的子弹打烂了他头顶上方两英寸地方的墙头.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. A sniper behind the bushes picked off three of our men.
- 藏在树丛后面的一个狙击手射死了我方三个人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
