Definition of snipe hunt in English:

snipe hunt

noun

1An act of hunting wild snipe.
a dog is helpful on a snipe hunt, especially for retrieving
Example sentencesExamples
- A snipe hunt is more than a shooting lesson, and snipe are far more than mere targets.
- The traditional hunting of doves, ducks, quail and turkey may yield a bigger bird, but the actual thrill of the snipe hunt is equal to these pursuits - and thus a worthy endeavor.
- Here's some footage of a snipe hunt we made in the marsh, when the water level is good!
- With all the missed shots of a typical snipe hunt, a hunter could easily go through a box or two of shotgun shells.
- What other activities occurred over the weekend? A little four-wheeler riding, a little shed hunting, and an impromptu snipe hunt.
- Made a nice snipe hunt Wednesday, expectations were low since my friend had struck out last week.
- Gotta love a February snipe hunt, in the rice fields that were only a short time ago flooded for waterfowl.
2US A practical joke in which an unwitting victim is sent in pursuit of something that does not exist.
one or two gullible youths are selected to participate in the notorious snipe hunt
Example sentencesExamples
- Our fun at the time was throwing junk into the firepit, ambushing each other with water balloons, sending the newbies out on Snipe hunts, and otherwise blowing off steam in the woods.
- Such "snipe hunts" have been practiced for decades so it's sometimes difficult to convince otherwise rational people that there really is such a thing as a snipe.
- Countless kids go on a snipe hunt each year thanks to the urging of other kids at camp, a renegade uncle or perhaps even a true "Father of the Year!"
- So what type of snipe hunt would you send someone on?
- Because he's a nice guy he does not send me on a snipe hunt, and tell me to ask the clerk for "super-anticonductor orange wire nuts".
- There's nothing like a nighttime snipe hunt to terrorize homesick kids.
- Send all the campers on a snipe hunt and don't let them return until they've caught one.
- The first night the older kids took us newbies on a snipe hunt.
- I should have suspected something when I was so graciously encouraged to accompany my older brothers and cousins on a night Snipe hunt when I saw there were no guns, only a croker sack and some peach tree switches.
1. 2.1 A foolish or hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable; a wild goose chase.
  case after case, I end up wading my way through some time-consuming snipe hunt
  Example sentencesExamples
  This was a proverbial snipe hunt, since we never found our quarry.
  Tracking the average American is the snipe hunt of American politics.
  The two-year snipe hunt is over. Before the bloggers chime in, everybody should know this case ended because there was no evidence.
  You listen to me and quit your snipe hunt.
  The police are way out of bounds in their ill-conceived snipe hunt.
  Its two-year investigation of the rumored "obscenity" of "Louie, Louie" amuses and shocks with its testimony of human and financial resources squandered on some ultimate snipe hunt.
  Politicians across the political spectrum are involved in an endless snipe hunt for waste, fraud and abuse in the federal budget.
  Seven months and a long and fruitless snipe hunt later, he suddenly has a brainstorm.
  The search for the origins of the modern self has been one of the great snipe hunts in the history of the humanities.
  The snipe hunt has not only come up empty, but turned out to have been caused by a series of accounting errors, outright lies and mistakes.

Definition of snipe hunt in US English:

snipe hunt

noun

1An act of hunting wild snipe.
a dog is helpful on a snipe hunt, especially for retrieving
Example sentencesExamples
- A snipe hunt is more than a shooting lesson, and snipe are far more than mere targets.
- With all the missed shots of a typical snipe hunt, a hunter could easily go through a box or two of shotgun shells.
- Gotta love a February snipe hunt, in the rice fields that were only a short time ago flooded for waterfowl.
- The traditional hunting of doves, ducks, quail and turkey may yield a bigger bird, but the actual thrill of the snipe hunt is equal to these pursuits - and thus a worthy endeavor.
- Made a nice snipe hunt Wednesday, expectations were low since my friend had struck out last week.
- What other activities occurred over the weekend? A little four-wheeler riding, a little shed hunting, and an impromptu snipe hunt.
- Here's some footage of a snipe hunt we made in the marsh, when the water level is good!
2US A practical joke in which an unwitting victim is sent in pursuit of something that doesn't exist.
one or two gullible youths are selected to participate in the notorious snipe hunt
Example sentencesExamples
- There's nothing like a nighttime snipe hunt to terrorize homesick kids.
- Because he's a nice guy he does not send me on a snipe hunt, and tell me to ask the clerk for "super-anticonductor orange wire nuts".
- Send all the campers on a snipe hunt and don't let them return until they've caught one.
- Our fun at the time was throwing junk into the firepit, ambushing each other with water balloons, sending the newbies out on Snipe hunts, and otherwise blowing off steam in the woods.
- The first night the older kids took us newbies on a snipe hunt.
- I should have suspected something when I was so graciously encouraged to accompany my older brothers and cousins on a night Snipe hunt when I saw there were no guns, only a croker sack and some peach tree switches.
- Countless kids go on a snipe hunt each year thanks to the urging of other kids at camp, a renegade uncle or perhaps even a true "Father of the Year!"
- So what type of snipe hunt would you send someone on?
- Such "snipe hunts" have been practiced for decades so it's sometimes difficult to convince otherwise rational people that there really is such a thing as a snipe.
1. 2.1 A foolish or hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable; a wild goose chase.
  case after case, I end up wading my way through some time-consuming snipe hunt
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tracking the average American is the snipe hunt of American politics.
  Its two-year investigation of the rumored "obscenity" of "Louie, Louie" amuses and shocks with its testimony of human and financial resources squandered on some ultimate snipe hunt.
  The two-year snipe hunt is over. Before the bloggers chime in, everybody should know this case ended because there was no evidence.
  You listen to me and quit your snipe hunt.
  The search for the origins of the modern self has been one of the great snipe hunts in the history of the humanities.
  This was a proverbial snipe hunt, since we never found our quarry.
  Politicians across the political spectrum are involved in an endless snipe hunt for waste, fraud and abuse in the federal budget.
  The police are way out of bounds in their ill-conceived snipe hunt.
  The snipe hunt has not only come up empty, but turned out to have been caused by a series of accounting errors, outright lies and mistakes.
  Seven months and a long and fruitless snipe hunt later, he suddenly has a brainstorm.

单词	snipe hunt
释义	Definition of snipe hunt in English: snipe hunt noun 1An act of hunting wild snipe. a dog is helpful on a snipe hunt, especially for retrieving Example sentencesExamples A snipe hunt is more than a shooting lesson, and snipe are far more than mere targets. The traditional hunting of doves, ducks, quail and turkey may yield a bigger bird, but the actual thrill of the snipe hunt is equal to these pursuits - and thus a worthy endeavor. Here's some footage of a snipe hunt we made in the marsh, when the water level is good! With all the missed shots of a typical snipe hunt, a hunter could easily go through a box or two of shotgun shells. What other activities occurred over the weekend? A little four-wheeler riding, a little shed hunting, and an impromptu snipe hunt. Made a nice snipe hunt Wednesday, expectations were low since my friend had struck out last week. Gotta love a February snipe hunt, in the rice fields that were only a short time ago flooded for waterfowl. 2US A practical joke in which an unwitting victim is sent in pursuit of something that does not exist. one or two gullible youths are selected to participate in the notorious snipe hunt Example sentencesExamples Our fun at the time was throwing junk into the firepit, ambushing each other with water balloons, sending the newbies out on Snipe hunts, and otherwise blowing off steam in the woods. Such "snipe hunts" have been practiced for decades so it's sometimes difficult to convince otherwise rational people that there really is such a thing as a snipe. Countless kids go on a snipe hunt each year thanks to the urging of other kids at camp, a renegade uncle or perhaps even a true "Father of the Year!" So what type of snipe hunt would you send someone on? Because he's a nice guy he does not send me on a snipe hunt, and tell me to ask the clerk for "super-anticonductor orange wire nuts". There's nothing like a nighttime snipe hunt to terrorize homesick kids. Send all the campers on a snipe hunt and don't let them return until they've caught one. The first night the older kids took us newbies on a snipe hunt. I should have suspected something when I was so graciously encouraged to accompany my older brothers and cousins on a night Snipe hunt when I saw there were no guns, only a croker sack and some peach tree switches. 2.1 A foolish or hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable; a wild goose chase. case after case, I end up wading my way through some time-consuming snipe hunt Example sentencesExamples This was a proverbial snipe hunt, since we never found our quarry. Tracking the average American is the snipe hunt of American politics. The two-year snipe hunt is over. Before the bloggers chime in, everybody should know this case ended because there was no evidence. You listen to me and quit your snipe hunt. The police are way out of bounds in their ill-conceived snipe hunt. Its two-year investigation of the rumored "obscenity" of "Louie, Louie" amuses and shocks with its testimony of human and financial resources squandered on some ultimate snipe hunt. Politicians across the political spectrum are involved in an endless snipe hunt for waste, fraud and abuse in the federal budget. Seven months and a long and fruitless snipe hunt later, he suddenly has a brainstorm. The search for the origins of the modern self has been one of the great snipe hunts in the history of the humanities. The snipe hunt has not only come up empty, but turned out to have been caused by a series of accounting errors, outright lies and mistakes. Definition of snipe hunt in US English: snipe hunt noun 1An act of hunting wild snipe. a dog is helpful on a snipe hunt, especially for retrieving Example sentencesExamples A snipe hunt is more than a shooting lesson, and snipe are far more than mere targets. With all the missed shots of a typical snipe hunt, a hunter could easily go through a box or two of shotgun shells. Gotta love a February snipe hunt, in the rice fields that were only a short time ago flooded for waterfowl. The traditional hunting of doves, ducks, quail and turkey may yield a bigger bird, but the actual thrill of the snipe hunt is equal to these pursuits - and thus a worthy endeavor. Made a nice snipe hunt Wednesday, expectations were low since my friend had struck out last week. What other activities occurred over the weekend? A little four-wheeler riding, a little shed hunting, and an impromptu snipe hunt. Here's some footage of a snipe hunt we made in the marsh, when the water level is good! 2US A practical joke in which an unwitting victim is sent in pursuit of something that doesn't exist. one or two gullible youths are selected to participate in the notorious snipe hunt Example sentencesExamples There's nothing like a nighttime snipe hunt to terrorize homesick kids. Because he's a nice guy he does not send me on a snipe hunt, and tell me to ask the clerk for "super-anticonductor orange wire nuts". Send all the campers on a snipe hunt and don't let them return until they've caught one. Our fun at the time was throwing junk into the firepit, ambushing each other with water balloons, sending the newbies out on Snipe hunts, and otherwise blowing off steam in the woods. The first night the older kids took us newbies on a snipe hunt. I should have suspected something when I was so graciously encouraged to accompany my older brothers and cousins on a night Snipe hunt when I saw there were no guns, only a croker sack and some peach tree switches. Countless kids go on a snipe hunt each year thanks to the urging of other kids at camp, a renegade uncle or perhaps even a true "Father of the Year!" So what type of snipe hunt would you send someone on? Such "snipe hunts" have been practiced for decades so it's sometimes difficult to convince otherwise rational people that there really is such a thing as a snipe. 2.1 A foolish or hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable; a wild goose chase. case after case, I end up wading my way through some time-consuming snipe hunt Example sentencesExamples Tracking the average American is the snipe hunt of American politics. Its two-year investigation of the rumored "obscenity" of "Louie, Louie" amuses and shocks with its testimony of human and financial resources squandered on some ultimate snipe hunt. The two-year snipe hunt is over. Before the bloggers chime in, everybody should know this case ended because there was no evidence. You listen to me and quit your snipe hunt. The search for the origins of the modern self has been one of the great snipe hunts in the history of the humanities. This was a proverbial snipe hunt, since we never found our quarry. Politicians across the political spectrum are involved in an endless snipe hunt for waste, fraud and abuse in the federal budget. The police are way out of bounds in their ill-conceived snipe hunt. The snipe hunt has not only come up empty, but turned out to have been caused by a series of accounting errors, outright lies and mistakes. Seven months and a long and fruitless snipe hunt later, he suddenly has a brainstorm.
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