英语词汇“potshot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	potshot
释义	potshot I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: pot (I) + shot, n.; from the idea that casual shooting is unsportsmanlike and hence characteristic of a hunter whose only object is to kill game for the cooking pot 1. : a shot taken in a random, casual, or sporadic manner < taking potshots at passing rabbits — Green Peyton > < scattered in tall grass … and popped up occasionally for a potshot — Walter Karig > 2. : a critical remark or comment made in a random or sporadic manner < taking clerical potshots at those who hold opposing views — Riley Hughes > < had taken a potshot at the other's way of putting the truth — J.H.Randall > < subjects which require serious discussion, not verbal potshots — C.H.Page > II. verb (potshot also potshotted ; potshot also potshotted ; potshotting ; potshots) *transitive verb* : to attack or shoot with a potshot < skirmishing and potshotting each other — Ray Josephs > < pausing periodically to potshot people who think high-flown language is better — Time > *intransitive verb* : to take a potshot < they potshot at the carabinieri — Janet Flanner > < potshotting from 1000 yards — Georg Meyers > < potshotting at the administrative departments — Atlantic >
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