a shot that somebody fires without aiming carefully 乱射；盲目射击 Somebody took a potshot at him as he drove past. 他开车经过的时候，有人向他乱开了一枪。 🔊🔊 - (figurative)
The newspapers took constant potshots at (= criticized) the president. 报界经常恣意批评总统。 🔊🔊
Word Originmid 19th cent.: originally a shot at an animal intended for the pot, i.e. purely for food, rather than for display (which would require skilled shooting according to hunting rules).