单词 | potshot |
释义 | potshot /pot"shot'/, n. , v. , potshot or potshotted, potshotting. n. 1. a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport. 2. a shot at an animal or person within easy range, as from ambush. 3. a casual or aimless shot. 4. a random or incidental criticism: to take a potshot at military spending in a speech on taxation. v.i. 5. to fire or aim potshots: critics potshotting at the administration. [1855-60; POT1 + SHOT1] |
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