n. 狙击兵
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。
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]