名詞 potshot:

1. a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
2. criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration

1. That newspaper columnist likes to take potshots at potshots at political and social celebrities.
   那位報(bào)紙專欄作家喜歡對政治和社會的顯要人物進(jìn)行隨意批評。
2. Reporters taking potshots at the mayor.
   記者們對市長胡亂加以批評

potshot 也作 pot shot

n.（名詞）
A random or easy shot.
隨手亂射：盲目射擊或任意射擊
A criticism made without careful thought and aimed at a handy target for attack:
任意零星的批評：未經(jīng)仔細(xì)考慮，并以任意目標(biāo)為攻擊對象的批評：
例句：
reporters taking potshots at the mayor.
記者們對市長胡亂加以批評

來源：
[So called because such a shot is fired by a hunter whose main purpose is to get food for the pot]
[之所以得名是因?yàn)檫@是獵人所作的濫獵射擊，主要為獲取肉食]