sniper

英 ['snaɪpə] 美['snaɪpɚ]
  • n. 狙击兵

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复数: snipers;

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。

英文词源


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。

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3. A Navy medic was wounded by sniper fire.
一名海军卫生员被狙击手射伤了。

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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》