/pɒtʃɒt ||; ˈpɑtˌʃɑt/noun [C] (
informal 非正式) a shot that sb fires without aiming carefully 乱射；盲目的射击:
Somebody took a potshot at him as he drove past. 他开车经过时，有人向他乱开了一枪。 (figurative 比喻) The newspapers took constant potshots at (= criticized) the President.报界经常恣意批评总统。