单词 | red herring |
释义 | red herringWord family nounherringerherringadjectiveherringbone ˌred ˈherring noun [countableC] UNIMPORTANTa fact or idea that is not important but is introduced to take your attention away from the points that are important 转移注意力的次要事实[想法] → distraction Examples from the Corpus red herring• According to Mattel, antitrust issues were a red herring.• Meg's determination not to see her; her red herring about the mysterious proposal of marriage. |
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