| 词汇 | sniper-s-alley |
| 释义 | sniper's alley noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌsnaɪ.pəz ˈæl.i/ us /ˌsnaɪ.pɚz ˈæl.i/(alsosniper alley) (alsoSniper's Alley, Sniper Alley[ U ]) a street or other place in a war that is very dangerous because you could easily get shot if you go there: It reminded me of the warzone and that sniper's alley we saw on the news. They were travelling along a road known locally as Sniper Alley. a situation or period of time that is full of problems or dangers: Somehow we survived the sniper's alley of high school. Towards the top of the mountain, mountaineers have to run a sniper's alley of avalanches, falling ice, and deep crevasses. They were driving through an area nicknamed "Sniper's Alley" when they were fired on. At age 70, I find myself in a sniper’s alley of heart attacks, strokes, and cancer that are starting to affect my generation. War antebellum anti-militarism asymmetric warfare battle-scarred bellicose conflagration germ warfare gung-ho holy war horizontal escalation phoney war SDI sinew sinews of waridiom smokescreen Star Wars the Great War the Second World War World War I World War II You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking risks Dangers and threats |
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