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(zhuān)欄作家喜歡對(duì)政治和社會(huì)的顯要人物進(jìn)行隨意批評(píng)。
2. Reporters taking potshots at the mayor.
   記者們對(duì)市長(zhǎng)胡亂加以批評(píng)

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(píng)：未經(jīng)仔細(xì)考慮，并以任意目標(biāo)為攻擊對(duì)象的批評(píng)：
例句：
reporters taking potshots at the mayor.
記者們對(duì)市長(zhǎng)胡亂加以批評(píng)

來(lái)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]