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red herring是什么意思

2023-12-12 09:54:17
red herring
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  近义词:smokedherring,preliminaryprospectus,

英英释义

Noun
  1. any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
  2. a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
  3. a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus;

    "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. 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。
  2. 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。