snipe
verb [ I ] uk/snaɪp/ us/snaɪp/
打冷枪;狙击
to shoot at someone from a position where you cannot be seen
The rebels have started sniping at civilians. 反叛者开始狙击平民。
诽谤，恶意攻击
to criticize someone unpleasantly
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。
snipe
noun [ C ] uk/snaɪp/ us/snaɪp/ snipe or snipes
沙锥（一种鸟，喙长而直，栖息于江河沼泽地区）
a bird with a long, straight beak that lives near rivers and marshes (= low land that is wet and sometimes covered with water)