misdirected

英 [ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪd]

美 [ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪd]

v.  误用; 使用不当; 指错方向; 引错路; 误导; 错误指示(陪审团)
misdirect的过去分词和过去式

过去式：misdirected　

BNC.39373 / COCA.30508

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。

双语例句

• The contrast is between misdirected intelligence and folly.
  区别在于被误导的智慧和天生的愚蠢。
• Those qualities of leadership could be misdirected.
  那些领导才干可能被用在不该用的方面。
• Misdirected credit can produce two damaging consequences.
  错误分配的信贷会产生两种严重后果。
• They had misdirected all his letters.
  他们把他所有的信都寄错地方了。
• Allergy is caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system leading to a misdirected immune response.
  过敏是由免疫系统的超敏性所引起，导致错误的免疫反应。
• Several passengers were misdirected to the wrong airport.
  几位乘客被指引错了机场。
• This, they argue, is a misdirected remedy: the distinction between utility and Casino either cannot be drawn or, if it can, does not coincide with the distinction between what has to be safe and what need not be.
  他们辩称，这种疗法是受到误导的：公用事业与赌场之间的界限要么无法划清，要么即使能划清，也未必就与必须安全与不必安全的资产之间的界限重合。
• It is always an effort to challenge habits that are irretrievably misdirected, but, sometimes one must.
  改变一个深根蒂固的坏习惯是需要一定的勇气的，但是，有时候人们必须这么做。
• Misdirected energies, abilities, etc.
  使用不当的精力、能力等。
• The public's admiration for the president is misdirected as he has done nothing to deserve it.
  公众对总统的赞美用错了地方，因为他没任何值得钦敬的地方。