red herring

红鲱鱼,红线,红鱼,红旗

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a smoked herring.
- : something intended to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand; a misleading clue.
- : Also called red-herring prospectus. Finance. a tentative prospectus circulated by the underwriters of a new issue of stocks or bonds that is pending approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: so called because the front cover of such a prospectus must carry a special notice printed in red.
- : any similar tentative financial prospectus, as one concerning a pending or proposed sale of cooperative or condominium apartments.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmisleading clue

Synonyms

ploy伎俩,套路,花招,技俩 smoke screen烟幕,烟幕弹,烟屏,烟窗 attention-grabber吸引眼球,吸引人眼球,吸引人的注意力,吸引人的东西 bait诱饵,饵料,饵,鱼饵 commotion骚动,骚乱,骚动不安,动荡 curve ball曲线球,弧线球,弧形球,弯球 deviation偏差,偏离,偏离度,背离 distraction分心,分散注意力,分心术,分心的问题

Examples

Blaming a busted deal on "market conditions" is a well-worn red herring.
Then again, a member of Congress throwing out red herrings to justify hate and discrimination is nothing new.
Ekback excels at presenting red herrings, and the plot zigzags in intriguing ways.
There were certainly many red herrings during the hunt for why sea stars along North America’s Pacific Coast were melting into goo, says Ian Hewson, a marine biologist at Cornell University.
Without spoiling, the revelation is much more boring, leaving this “twist” to be more of a red herring.
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.
A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.
The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.
Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.
Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.

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red herring

红鲱鱼,红线,红鱼,红旗

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a smoked herring.
- : something intended to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand; a misleading clue.
- : Also called red-herring prospectus. Finance. a tentative prospectus circulated by the underwriters of a new issue of stocks or bonds that is pending approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: so called because the front cover of such a prospectus must carry a special notice printed in red.
- : any similar tentative financial prospectus, as one concerning a pending or proposed sale of cooperative or condominium apartments.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmisleading clue

Synonyms

Examples

Blaming a busted deal on "market conditions" is a well-worn red herring.
Then again, a member of Congress throwing out red herrings to justify hate and discrimination is nothing new.
Ekback excels at presenting red herrings, and the plot zigzags in intriguing ways.
There were certainly many red herrings during the hunt for why sea stars along North America’s Pacific Coast were melting into goo, says Ian Hewson, a marine biologist at Cornell University.
Without spoiling, the revelation is much more boring, leaving this “twist” to be more of a red herring.
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.
A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.
The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.
Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.
Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.

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