a red herring

基本解释

• 熏青鱼；转移人们注意力的东西

英汉例句

双语例句

• But that is a red herring.
  但那是一块烫手的山芋。
• Still, many physicists pointed out it could yet prove to be a red herring.
  许多物理学家还是指出它仍可能鉴定为是转移注意力的东西。
• Calculation is a red herring in engineering - what's important is an architectural understanding of space.
  计算在工程上是容易误导人的事——因为重要的是建筑师对空间的理解。

原声例句

• Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.

权威例句

• The carried interest tax issue, however, is a red herring and a topic for another time.
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• Shaking my head in bewilderment, it occurred to me: Could this be a red herring?
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• But the "verification gap" is a red herring, a problem of Mr. Obama's own making.
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