red herring
英
美
- n.熏青鱼;转移注意力的东西
详细释义
Noun:
-
any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
-
a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
-
a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus;
"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"
双语例句
- The subsidies debate is a red herring.
关于补助的争论不过是转移注意力的幌子。 - The police often put out such red herrings to scare the culprit into panicking.
警察总是给出这种转移注意力的东西,让罪魁祸首惊惶恐惧。
用作名词 (n.)
用法讲解
- red herring 熏青鱼
- draw a red herring across the track 在谈话中谈些不相干的...
- a red herring 熏青鱼
- draw a red herring across the path 把话题扯到别处...
- draw a red herring across the trail 引上错路
相关词汇
- smoked herring 烟海令鱼
- preliminary prospectus [经] 初步募股书...
【近义词】
大家正在查
Copyright © 2023 256查询网 All Rights Reserved