sideswipe

noun

1. 擦边撞击；侧撞；擦撞
   a hit from the side
   1. a sideswipe by a truck
      卡车的擦撞
2. 借机抨击；借题发挥的批评
   a critical comment made about sb/sth while you are talking about sb/sth completely different
   1. It was a good speech, but he couldn't resist taking a sideswipe at his opponent.
      他的讲话不错，可他还是忍不住借机把对手抨击了一番。

1. N-COUNT 借机抨击;借题发挥的批评;顺带的贬损
   If you take a sideswipe at someone, you make an unexpected critical remark about them while you are talking about something else.
   1. Despite the increasingly hostile sideswipes at him, the Chancellor is secure in his post.
      尽管有越来越多的人借机恶意抨击财政大臣，他的职位仍很稳固。

1. Despite the increasingly hostile sideswipes at him, the Chancellor is secure in his post.
   尽管有越来越多的人借机恶意抨击财政大臣，他的职位仍很稳固。
2. Sideswipe surveyed the area, until we lost contact with him four Earth hours ago.
   侧击调查的地区，直到在地球时间四小时前，我们与他失去了联系。
3. Socialists see the TPP as a Washington-led sideswipe at China, which had hoped to build an East Asian trade orbit including Japan.
   而社会主义者则把TPP看作是华盛顿的对中国的排挤，为的是建立包括日本在内的东亚贸易圈。
4. The most common accident is a sideswipe, generally no more than a cosmetic annoyance.
   最常见的事故是擦边撞击，通常只是一个汽车表面受损的损失。
5. The motorcycle gave the car a sideswipe.
   摩托车同汽车擦边撞击。

noun

1. a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)

verb

1. strike from the side