sideswipe /ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp/ (sideswipes)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） If you take a sideswipe at someone, you make an unexpected critical remark about them while you are talking about something else. 借机抨击 [usu N 'at' n]

  例：

  Despite the increasingly hostile sideswipes at him, the CEO is secure in his post.

  尽管有越来越多的人借机恶意抨击首席执行官，他的职位仍然很稳固。