potshot是什么意思_英语组词翻译_例句及用法释义-英语词典

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potshot

释义

potshot

BrE /ˈpɒtʃɒt/
NAmE /ˈpɑːtʃɑːt/

●take a ˈpotshot/ˈpotshots (at sb/sth)

(informal)

1. fire at sb without aiming carefully 朝（…的）大概方向射击；乱射

◆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。

2. criticize sb suddenly and without thinking 恣意批评；胡乱批驳

◆The newspapers took potshots at his attempts to get into the movie business.
报界对他进军电影界的努力胡乱加以批驳。

ORIGIN This was originally a shot fired from a close distance to kill an animal for food (for the pot). As the shot required no skill it broke the rules of sport. 这原指近距离地射杀动物供食用。由于此类射杀无需技术，因而它违背了捕猎运动的规则。

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