red herring

red herring读音音标

英 [red ˈherɪŋ]

美 [rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ]

red herring意思解释

n.

熏青鱼，转移注意力的话；

变形

复数：red herrings

英英释义

n.

any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

同义词：smoked herring

a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus

同义词：preliminary prospectus

双语例句

用作名词(n.)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。