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potshot

/pot-shot/US // ˈpɒtˌʃɒt //

拍照,拍照留念,拍照时,拍照的时候

Related Words

obloquy厌恶,辱骂,厌烦,厌恶感animadversion颠倒黑白,颠倒是非,颠覆,颠扑不破aspersion诽谤,诋毁,讽刺,诽谤罪slur骚乱,骚动,啧啧称奇,啧啧啧stricture狭窄,狭窄处,狭缝,狭窄地带swipe轻扫,刷卡,扫一扫,轻轻一扫slap掌掴,猛击,拍打,啪啪啪jab戳字,戳,戳穿,戳戳

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport.
    • : a shot at an animal or person within easy range, as from ambush.
    • : a casual or aimless shot.
    • : a random or incidental criticism: to take a potshot at military spending in a speech on taxation.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pot·shot or pot·shot·ted, pot·shot·ting.

    • : to fire or aim potshots: critics potshotting at the administration.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
animadversion颠倒黑白,颠倒是非,颠覆,颠扑不破aspersion诽谤,诋毁,讽刺,诽谤罪jab戳字,戳,戳穿,戳戳obloquy厌恶,辱骂,厌烦,厌恶感slap掌掴,猛击,拍打,啪啪啪slur骚乱,骚动,啧啧称奇,啧啧啧stricture狭窄,狭窄处,狭缝,狭窄地带swipe轻扫,刷卡,扫一扫,轻轻一扫

Examples

  • There are short-term political incentives people see to take potshots at one party or another for these images we see from Afghanistan.

  • During the call, Benioff took potshots at competitors that sell both consumer and enterprise technology.

  • Palin takes a potshot back in the book, mentioning Schmidt's "rotund physique."

  • I remember very distinctly saying, "Did you take the potshot at General Walker?"

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