misdirect
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If resources or efforts are misdirected, they are used in the wrong way or for the wrong purposes. 错用; 误用[usu passive]
Many of the aid projects in the developing world have been misdirected in the past. 过去,许多对发展中国家的援助计划被误用了。
2. misdirectedADJ
...a misdirected effort to mollify the bishop. ...试图安抚主教的错误做法。
3. V-T If you misdirect someone, you send them in the wrong direction. 给…指错方向
He had deliberately misdirected the reporters. 他故意给记者们指错了方向。
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misdirect /ˌmɪsdɪˈrɛkt, -daɪr-/ (misdirecting,misdirected,misdirects)
剑桥词典
- to send something to the wrong place or aim something in the wrong direction
将…送错地方;把…瞄错方向
My luggage was misdirected to a different airport . 我的行李被错送到另一个机场去了。
Vilas misdirected the shot , and the ball went over the net . 维拉斯射球失准,球越网而过。
to use something in a way that is not suitable or right
使用…不当;误用
The report accuses the charity of misdirecting large quantities of aid . 报告指责这家慈善机构对大量援助使用不当。
to be wrong in how you feel or act in a situation
用错,误用(情感、行为等)
The public's admiration is misdirected, as he has done nothing to deserve it. 公众的赞美用错了地方,因为他没有任何值得赞誉之处。 返回 misdirect