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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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