snipe hunt

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsnaɪpˌhʌnt/    美 /ˈsnaɪpˌhʌnt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item. idiomatic
    — And you asked Charles Briggs for the name of the man who bought the secret, and he gives you a legend. A man who might not even exist. You know what, this is a snipe hunt.
动词 v.
  1. To participate, as the gullible victim, in a snipe hunt. intransitive

词形变化

snipe hunts plural snipe hunts present,singular,third-person snipe hunting participle,present snipe hunted participle,past snipe hunted past

词源

词源 1
* snipe + hunt
* Although snipe are an actual family of birds, a snipe hunt was originally a quest for an imaginary creature whose description varies.
词源 2
* snipe + hunt
* Although snipe are an actual family of birds, a snipe hunt was originally a quest for an imaginary creature whose description varies.
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