misdirect
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (to sth) instruct sb to go or send sth to the wrong place 给某人指错方向; 将某物送错地方
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
The letter was misdirected to our old address. 那信误投到我们原来的地址了.
2 [Tn esp passive ]
use (sth) in a wrong or pointless way 误用, 滥用(某物)
misdirected energies, abilities, etc 使用不当的精力、 能力等
misdirected (ie undeserved) criticism, sarcasm, etc 不应受到的批评、 讽刺等
Your talents are misdirected study music, not maths! 你的才能没有发挥出来--应该学音乐, 不应该学数学!
3 [Tn] (law 律) (of a judge in a lawcourt) give (the jury) wrong information on a point of law (指法官)给(陪审团)错误的指示.
🗣️ 情景例句
... Oh, oh, I see.... Oh ... certainly.
……嗯 嗯 我知道了。……嗯……一定。
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
关得最紧的火,燃烧得最炽烈。
He explained that he had tried to fix the air-line to the supply line that ran round the port but could not because the fittings did not match.