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单词 red herring
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red herring
noun[C]
uk
/ˌred ˈher.ɪŋ/us
/ˌred ˈher.ɪŋ/
afact,idea, orsubjectthattakespeople'sattentionaway from thecentralpointbeingconsidered:
转移注意力的事情（或想法、话题）
Thepoliceinvestigatedmanyclues, but they were allredherrings.警方调查了很多线索，但那都是些转移他们视线的信息。
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(Definition ofred herringfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

red herring| American Dictionary

red herring
noun[C]
us
/ˈred ˈher·ɪŋ/
something thattakesattentionaway from a moreimportantsubject:
Racism was not afactorin thecase– that was a red herringthrownin by thedefenselawyers.
(Definition ofred herringfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofred herring

red herring
Specification is aredherring, and the theory of the global array is a (probably inadequate) solution to a non-problem.
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In other words, popular consensus, or a shared moral universe, may be something of aredherring.
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Citing spiders (or bees) is simply aredherring.
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This reference to history is aredherring.
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This whole debate, in fact, seems like aredherring.
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But it proves to be aredherring.
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Frankly, we think this notion is nothing but aredherringthat detracts from the problem at hand.
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As with anyredherring, if we are to succeed in solving the puzzle correctly we must resist the temptation to fish for it.
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Indeed, language may be aredherring, distracting us from the intriguing question of the nature of apes' social interactions.
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In fact, the "identity" issue is aredherring.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What they undoubtedly left behind was a largeredherringobstructing the path of free communication - and a legacy of self-righteousness, guilt and prejudice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This, of course, is simply anotherredherringbecause the translations will stand or fall on their accuracy, not on who made them.
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Overcompensation by plants: herbivore optimization orredherring?
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If he had, he would know that he has just raised aredherring.
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That is a completeredherring, and a completely unnecessary detraction from the debate.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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