potshot
英 ['pɒtʃɒt]
美['pɑtʃɑt]
- n. 乱射；肆意抨击
- v. 肆意抨击；射击（potshoot的过去分词）
实用场景例句
- (figurative)The newspapers took constant potshots at (= criticized) the president.
- 报界经常胡乱批评总统。
牛津词典
- Somebody took a potshot at him as he drove past.
- 他开车通过的时候，有人向他乱开了一枪。
牛津词典
- Two influential economists take a potshot at financial policymakers. Why don't their criticisms add up?
- 两位有名经济学家狠恶报复金融政策拟定者. 而他们的批驳为何不恻隐理?
期刊摘选
- I took a potshot at the rabbit, but missed.
- 我向兔子胡乱打了一枪, 但是没有射中.
期刊摘选
- Somebody took a potshot at him as he drove past.
- 他开车通过的时候，有人向他乱开了一枪。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》