单词	misdirect
释义	misdirect verb mis·​di·​rect ˌmis-də-ˈrekt  -(ˌ)dī- misdirected; misdirecting; misdirects transitive verb 1 : to give a wrong direction to 2 : to direct wrongly misdirected their energies Example Sentences Their mail was misdirected to our address. If he tells you he's not interested, he's trying to misdirect you. Recent Examples on the Web Allied powers during World War II used decoy equipment and fake signals intelligence to try to misdirect German forces ahead of the Allied invasion of Normandy. John Hudson, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The negative perspective is that buybacks misdirect money that companies should be investing. Simon Moore, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 The brunt of viral replication might be over, leaving the immune frenzy to misdirect much of its havoc onto our own tissues instead. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 While the Avengers angle is undoubtedly meant to misdirect fans, the new Doctor Strange 2 trailer does include a few exciting details. Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Apr. 2022 Annual climate results have the potential to slightly misdirect non-scientists. Eric Roston/bloomberg, Time, 10 Jan. 2022 Magritte’s world is a hall of mirrors, but even his mirrors misdirect. Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021 But slight changes in percentages can misdirect from the absolute numbers, which are important. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021 The author's skillful ability to misdirect the reader to the point that everyone appears guilty is impressive. Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition misdirect verb mis·​di·​rect ˌmis-də-ˈrekt  misdirected; misdirecting : to send to the wrong place The mail was misdirected.
随便看	look out for number one look over look over one's shoulder look round look sharp look snappy look someone in the eye look someone in the face look the other way look the part look through look to look to one's laurels look toward look unkindly on look unkindly on/upon look unkindly upon look up look up to look what the cat dragged in look with favor on look-alike look-alikes look-in look-see

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