Potshot



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 乱射, 任意射击
• ［英］ n. 乱射, 任意射击 ( a carelessly aimed shot)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: from the notion that such a shot is unsportsmanlike and worthy only of one whose object is to fill the cooking pot
• Date: 1858
• 1. a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy target
• 2. a critical remark made in a random or sporadic manner

II. verb (potshot; potshotting)

• Date: 1918
• intransitive verb
  • to take a potshot
• transitive verb
  • to attack or shoot with a potshot

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