• n. 狙擊兵

snipe,狙擊，伏擊，-er,人。

中世紀英國人生活其實很苦，沒啥肉可吃，但是森林多，所以時不時捕鳥解解饞。但是snipe [sna?p] n.鷸鳥，感覺異常靈敏，所以很不好捉到，即使步槍發明后，槍手也需要隱蔽的很好才可能不被發現，所以sniper狙擊手（獵捕snipe之人），多單獨活動，用樹枝和山石等來隱蔽。

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]

1. People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks.

由于害怕狙擊手，人們不敢冒險外出。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Our sniper teams observed them manning an anti-aircraft gun.

我們的狙擊隊觀看他們操作高射炮。

來自柯林斯例句

3. A Navy medic was wounded by sniper fire.

一名海軍衛生員被狙擊手射傷了。

來自柯林斯例句

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.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. A sniper behind the bushes picked off three of our men.

藏在樹叢后面的一個狙擊手射死了我方三個人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》