potshot

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pot·shot

BrE

/ˈpɒtʃɒt/

NAmE

/ˈpɑːtʃɑːt/

(

also pot

)

noun

(

informal

)

a shot that sb fires without aiming carefully 乱射；盲目射击

◆Somebody

took a potshot at

him as he drove past. 他开车经过的时候，有人向他乱开了一枪。

◆

(

figurative

)

The newspapers

took

constant

potshots at

(= criticized)

the president. 报界经常恣意批评总统。