a red herring
基本解釋
- 燻青魚；轉(zhuǎn)移人們注意力的東西
英漢例句
- But that is a red herring.
但那是一塊燙手的山芋。 - Still, many physicists pointed out it could yet prove to be a red herring.
許多物理學(xué)家還是指出它仍可能鋻定爲(wèi)是轉(zhuǎn)移注意力的東西。 - Calculation is a red herring in engineering - what's important is an architectural understanding of space.
計(jì)算在工程上是容易誤導(dǎo)人的事——因爲(wèi)重要的是建築師對空間的理解。 - Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.
- The carried interest tax issue, however, is a red herring and a topic for another time.
FORBES: Does the IRS Have Its Mitts on Romney's Foreign Accounts? - Shaking my head in bewilderment, it occurred to me: Could this be a red herring?
FORBES: Yves Saint Laurent: Re-Branding An Icon - But the "verification gap" is a red herring, a problem of Mr. Obama's own making.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The illusory verification gap