barking up the wrong tree

常見(jiàn)例句

You may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you've been barking up the wrong tree.
如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己一直沒(méi)弄清楚狀況，最後你沒(méi)準(zhǔn)兒看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)愚蠢。
Hey man, if you think I was the guy who robbed that bank today, you're barking up the wrong tree!
他說(shuō)：“喂，要是你認(rèn)爲(wèi)我是今天搶銀行的那個(gè)人，那你就錯(cuò)怪我了。我根本就沒(méi)上那兒去?！?/li>
Yet, parents also should realize that they may be ‘barking up the wrong tree’ if they think that making boys feel safer will make them confide.
是的，家長(zhǎng)們也應(yīng)該意識(shí)到如果他們想讓男孩們更有安全感或更自信，這樣的做法可能適得其反。

From the beginning, in March 1996, with the acquisition of Athena Neurosciences, Elan has been barking up the wrong tree.
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Nevertheless, this or any income-based cutoff for tax increases — no matter how carefully chosen or how appropriate hikes of any kind may be — sends up barking up the wrong tree when it comes to thinking about fiscal policy.
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