red herring meaning in English
1.熏青鱼。
2.无关紧要的题外的话(draw a red herring across the track 提出无关系的问题使人的注意离开本题)。
Examples
- Stop chasing red herrings and get back to the point .
别东拉西扯了，说正事吧。 - That was just a red herring to lull you into a false sense of security while i made my plans .
那正是让你在我为自己筹划将来的时候掉以轻心的烟幕弹。 - This church has a norman tower and a gothic facade; it's neither fish flesh nor good red herring .
这座教堂既有诺曼式的塔，又有哥特式的门面，不伦不类。 - Your general condition will be just the same as at present because such measures as those are not remedies but red herrings .
你们各方面的情况将和现在一个样，因为这些措施不是什么灵丹妙药，只是骗人的玩意儿。 - Stop chasing red herrings and get back to the point
别东拉西扯了,说正事吧