n. 擦边撞击; 侧撞; 擦撞; 借机抨击; 借题发挥的批评 v. 擦边撞击 sideswipe的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
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.
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。