misdirect

英 [ˌmɪsdəˈrekt]

美 [ˌmɪsdəˈrekt]

v.  误用; 使用不当; 指错方向; 引错路; 误导; 错误指示(陪审团)

过去分词：misdirected　过去式：misdirected　第三人称单数：misdirects　现在分词：misdirecting　

法律

BNC.22003 / COCA.25645

牛津词典

verb

• 误用；使用不当
  to use sth in a way that is not appropriate to a particular situation
  1. Their efforts over the past years have been largely misdirected.
     他们过去几年的努力大都白费了。
• 指错方向；引错路；误导
  to send sb/sth in the wrong direction or to the wrong place
• 误导，错误指示（陪审团）
  to give a jury (= the group of people who decide if sb is guilty of a crime) wrong information about the law

柯林斯词典

• VERB 对…使用不当;错用;误用
  If resources or effortsare misdirected, they are used in the wrong way or for the wrong purposes.
  1. 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没有得到合理实施。
• VERB 将…引错方向;给…指错方向
  If youmisdirectsomeone, you send them in the wrong direction.
  1. He had deliberately misdirected the reporters.
     他故意给记者们指错方向。

英英释义

verb

• put a wrong address on
  1. misdirect the letter
  Synonym:misaddress
• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
  1. The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
  Synonym:misleadmisguidelead astray
• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  1. debauch the young people with wine and women
  2. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  3. Do school counselors subvert young children?
  4. corrupt the morals
  Synonym:corruptpervertsubvertdemoralizedemoralisedebauchdebaseprofanevitiatedeprave

双语例句

• But it's a classic feint and parry misdirect.
  但这是经典的金蝉脱壳。
• Misdirect sb to the bus station instead of the coach station
  错将公共汽车站当作长途汽车站指示给某人
• He accused them of trying to misdirect national resources.
  他指控他们试图滥用国家资源。
• Be careful lest you inadvertently misdirect your faith toward His provision instead of toward the Provider.
  要谨慎，免得不小心地让他的供应取代了神自己，成为我们全心的注意力。
• Well-worn horror tropes also have provided a laundry list of gimmicks filmmakers need to work around& or use to misdirect audiences anew.
  已经被用滥的恐怖手法也提供了一长串电影导演需绕开或者用来重新误导观众的招数。
• Dispute of birthday danger contract rises somewhat, birthday danger sale member misdirect phenomenon is reduced somewhat.
  寿险合同纠纷有所上升，寿险营销员误导现象有所降低。
• Friedrich Hayek was prescient: a surge of excessive liquidity can misdirect investments that lead to boom followed by bust.
  弗里德里希哈耶克（friedrichhayek）有先见之明：过量流动性的激增可能会造成投资不当，导致繁荣后的泡沫破裂。
• These phenomena not only misdirect news propaganda of socialist countries, but also debase the creditability of mass media in public and lower the reliability of mass media.
  这些现象不仅影响了社会主义国家的舆论导向，而且使人民大众对新闻媒体信任度有所降低，社会道德风尚下降。
• He had deliberately misdirected the reporters.
  他故意给记者们指错方向。
• 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没有得到合理实施。