snipe

vi. 伏击,狙击,抨击

The snipe has a very long thin beak.

鹬长着非常细长的鸟嘴。

Jack is seldom irritated when newspapermen snipe at him in their columns. It's a matter of patience born of long experience.

杰克很少因为新闻记者撰稿在报纸上攻击他而生气。这是他漫长的经历所培养出来的一种耐性。