potshot

名词 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.
   那位报纸专栏作家喜欢对政治和社会的显要人物进行随意批评。
2. Reporters taking potshots at the mayor.
   记者们对市长胡乱加以批评

potshot 也作 pot shot

n.（名词）
A random or easy shot.
随手乱射：盲目射击或任意射击
A criticism made without careful thought and aimed at a handy target for attack:
任意零星的批评：未经仔细考虑，并以任意目标为攻击对象的批评：
例句：
reporters taking potshots at the mayor.
记者们对市长胡乱加以批评

来源：
[So called because such a shot is fired by a hunter whose main purpose is to get food for the pot]
[之所以得名是因为这是猎人所作的滥猎射击，主要为获取肉食]