sniper
英 ['sna?p?]
美['sna?p?]
- n. 狙擊兵
TEM8低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?snipers;
中文詞源
sniper 狙擊手
snipe,狙擊，伏擊，-er,人。
sniper 狙擊手中世紀(jì)英國(guó)人生活其實(shí)很苦，沒(méi)啥肉可吃，但是森林多，所以時(shí)不時(shí)捕鳥解解饞。但是snipe [sna?p] n.鷸鳥，感覺異常靈敏，所以很不好捉到，即使步槍發(fā)明后，槍手也需要隱蔽的很好才可能不被發(fā)現(xiàn)，所以sniper狙擊手（獵捕snipe之人），多單獨(dú)活動(dòng)，用樹枝和山石等來(lái)隱蔽。
英文詞源
- 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]
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks.
- 由于害怕狙擊手，人們不敢冒險(xiǎn)外出。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Our sniper teams observed them manning an anti-aircraft gun.
- 我們的狙擊隊(duì)觀看他們操作高射炮。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. A Navy medic was wounded by sniper fire.
- 一名海軍衛(wèi)生員被狙擊手射傷了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. A sniper's bullet tore up a wall two inches above his head.
- 一顆狙擊手的子彈打爛了他頭頂上方兩英寸地方的墻頭.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. A sniper behind the bushes picked off three of our men.
- 藏在樹叢后面的一個(gè)狙擊手射 了我方三個(gè)人.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》