misdirected

英 [ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪd]

美 [ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪd]

v.  误用; 使用不当; 指错方向; 引错路; 误导; 错误指示(陪审团)
misdirect的过去分词和过去式

过去式：misdirected　

BNC.39373 / COCA.30508

柯林斯词典

• VERB 对…使用不当;错用;误用
  If resources or effortsare misdirected, they are used in the wrong way or for the wrong purposes.
  1. Many of the aid projects in the developing world have been misdirected in the past.
     过去，许多对发展中国家的援助计划没有得到合理实施。
• VERB 将…引错方向;给…指错方向
  If youmisdirectsomeone, you send them in the wrong direction.
  1. He had deliberately misdirected the reporters.
     他故意给记者们指错方向。

双语例句

• This is unlikely to have a significant effect and is probably misdirected.
  此举不太可能收到重大效果，而且很可能不会把资金引向正确方向。
• Like the prodigal, we need to recognize that we cannot find fulfillment, happiness, safety, or peace in the ego's world, in all the misdirected ways and places we've sought for them.
  浪子一样，我们需要认识到，我们不能得到满足，幸福，安全，和平在自我的世界所有不当的方式和我们为他们谋求地方。
• Chinese exports are artificially boosted, so Chinese investment is misdirected.
  中国出口虚涨，中国投资也因此受到误导。
• We are not responsible for misdirected shipment due to the invalid and outdated confirmed address you provided at payment.
  我们不发货到客户的办公地址，朋友和家人的地址，以及未经过支付宝确认的备用地址和新近变更的地址。
• Government does not fail because it does not measure happiness; it fails when its energies are misdirected on the basis of poor quality information.
  政府不会因为没有衡量幸福而失败，但是，当政府以劣质信息为依据，在资源配置方面失误时，它就会失败。
• This does not necessarily represent a weak or deficient immune system, but one which may be malfunctioning or misdirected.
  但这并不代表一个弱或免疫缺陷，但可故障或签名。
• Misdirected energies, abilities, etc.
  使用不当的精力、能力等。
• Several passengers were misdirected to the wrong airport.
  几位乘客被指引错了机场。
• He had deliberately misdirected the reporters.
  他故意给记者们指错方向。
• Women reject half the praise as being insincere or misdirected or offensive and so need more to get by on.
  而女人则会过滤掉一半的赞美，因为它们或缺乏诚意、或不切要点、或有些冒犯，因而需要更多赞美才能振作起来。