snipe1 /snaɪp/ verb [intransitiveI] 1 PMWSHOOTto shoot from a hidden position at people who are not protected 伏击,狙击,打冷枪snipe at soldiers sniping at civilians 朝平民打冷枪的士兵
2 CRITICIZEto criticize someone in a nasty way 诽谤,中伤snipe at His former associates have been sniping at him in the press. 他从前的合伙人在报上诽谤他。
—sniping noun [uncountableU]