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

• Anger is just misdirected passion.
  发怒只是情绪的失控。
• Those qualities of leadership could be misdirected.
  那些领导才干可能被用在不该用的方面。
• Misdirected credit can produce two damaging consequences.
  错误分配的信贷会产生两种严重后果。
• Misdirected energies, abilities, etc.
  使用不当的精力、能力等。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their efforts over the past years have been largely misdirected.
  他们过去几年的努力大都白费了。
• Several passengers were misdirected to the wrong airport.
  几位乘客被指引错了机场。
• It appears that your luggage has been misdirected to a different airport.
  你的行李似乎被送错了地方，到了另一个机场。
• He had deliberately misdirected the reporters.
  他故意给记者们指错方向。