misdirect
- IPA[ˌmisdəˈrekt]
美式
- send (someone or something) to the wrong place or in the wrong direction；aim (something) in the wrong direction
verb: misdirect, 3rd person present: misdirects, gerund or present participle: misdirecting, past tense: misdirected, past participle: misdirected
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. send (someone or something) to the wrong place or in the wrong direction voters were misdirected to the wrong polling place
- ▪ aim (something) in the wrong direction he misdirected a shot
- ▪ (of a judge) instruct wrongly the appeals court was satisfied that the trial judge had misdirected the jury
- ▪ use or apply (something) wrongly or inappropriately their efforts have been largely misdirected
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˌmɪsdʌɪˈrɛkt]
英式
- direct to the wrong place or in the wrong direction: voters were misdirected to the wrong polling station
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