red herring

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˌred ˈher.ɪŋ]
• 美式音标 [ˌred ˈher.ɪŋ]
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基本解释

• 熏青鱼；转移注意力的话题；与事实不相干的论点

同根派生

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英汉例句

双语例句

• I like to imagine a world in which “neither fish, flesh nor good red herring” was irritatingly common.
  我喜欢来想象这个“非鱼，非肉，也不是标致的红鲱鱼”多到让人上火的世界。
• He says the threat of dangerous quakes is a "red herring" that has slowed investment, particularly federal money.
  他说地震的威胁是一块“红鲱鱼”，使吸引投资受阻，特别是联邦资金。
• For example Fowler condemned as “clichés” many phrases I'd never heard: “a curate's egg”, “neither fish, flesh nor good red herring”, and so on.
  比如说福勒拿来批评“循词”的许多短语我听都没听说过：“一只牧师助理的鸡蛋”，“非鱼，非肉，也不是标致的红鲱鱼”，诸如此类。

原声例句

• Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.

权威例句

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• The carried interest tax issue, however, is a red herring and a topic for another time.
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• Shaking my head in bewilderment, it occurred to me: Could this be a red herring?
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词组短语

短语

• red -herring prospectus 非正式招股说明书;红色招股说明书;非正式募股书
• Red d Herring 初步招股说明书;红头招股书
• a red herring 熏青鱼;转移人们注意力的东西;转移注意力的话;一条红鲱鱼
• Red Herring Awards 红鲱鱼大奖;以前获得红鲱鱼大奖
• RED HERRING ENTERPRISES LIMITED 公司名称

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• a fact, idea, or subject that takes people's attention away from the central point being considered

柯林斯英英字典

• If you say that something is a red herring, you mean that it is not important and it takes your attention away from the main subject or problem you are considering.

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专业释义

经济学

• 初步招股说明书