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    red herring

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌred ˈherring noun [countable]  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
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    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.
    ˌred ˈherring nounChineseSyllable
    or but fact is is not important a Corpus that idea


    red herring
    ˌred ˈherring noun [countable]
    a fact or idea that is not important but is introduced to take your attention away from the points that are important ⇨ distraction


    red herringBrE /ˌred ˈherɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌred ˈherɪŋ/ 🔊 nounan unimportant fact, idea, event, etc. that takes people's attention away from the important ones 转移注意力的次要事实（或想法、事件等） ORIGIN From the custom of using the smell of a smoked, dried herring (which was red) to train dogs to hunt. 源自用（红色）熏干鲱鱼的气味训练狗狩猎的做法。