酷兔词典首页

red herring

n.熏青鱼,转移注意力的话

难易程度:

red herring为短语/超纲词汇

red herring


.red 'herring
n[C]
a fact or idea that is not important but is introduced to take your attention away from the points that are important
1. Because time was short — the patient was dying — the Red Cross man and an officer set out in an army vehicle.
    由于时间紧迫--病人已奄奄一息--红十字会的人和一名军官乘一辆军车出发。

2. It is now possible not only to locate a shoal but to tell if it is herring, cod, or other well-known fish, by the pattern of its echo.
    不仅能够确定鱼群的位置,而且可以根据鱼群回声的特点分辨出是鲱鱼、鳕鱼,这是人们所熟悉的其他鱼。

3. Why, if little Hans comes here, and sees our warm fire, and our good supper, and our red wine, he will envy us, and envy is a terrible thing.
    哎,如果小汉斯到咱家来,看到咱们温暖的火炉,丰盛的晚餐,还 有红酒,他会嫉妒我们的。而嫉妒却是一件令人可怕的事。

4. When Canada took similar measures to protect the supply of herring in the 1970s, the fish eventually recovered.
    加拿大在20世纪70年代也曾采过取类似措施来保护鲱鱼的数量,最终鲱鱼的数量得到了恢复。

5. The blanket is red.
    这毯子是红色的.

6. The buildings were draped with red, white, and blue bunting.
    屋子上悬挂着红白蓝三色的旗帜。

7. The cap has a red star on it.
    帽子上有一颗红星。

8. The words "snake" and "red" have unpleasant connotations for many people .
    许多人认为“蛇”和“红色”有着不好的涵意。

9. There is a red lantern hanging in the yard.
    院子里挂着一盏红灯笼。

10. The red of this rose is wonderful.
    这朵玫瑰花的红颜色真美丽极了。

更多句子>>>