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misdirect something
misdirect 直接接被写错地址的物品。
The secretary misdirected the package.
秘书写错了包裹的地址。
把…引错方向；给…指错方向
misdirecting — present participle of misdirect
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把…引错方向；给…指错方向
To direct something wrongly
The secretary misdirected the package.
秘书写错了包裹的地址。
错误地引导
To direct something wrongly
将注意力从隐蔽行动或目标上转移
To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets.
在邮件上写错地址
To put the incorrect address on a mail item
misdirect
Base
原形
misdirects
3rd person
第三人称单数
misdirecting
-ing
现在分词
misdirected
Past
过去式
misdirected
Past participle
过去分词
He often misdirects the mail.
他经常写错邮件地址。
She misdirected the package yesterday.
她昨天写错了包裹地址。
They have misdirected the delivery.
他们已经弄错了送货地址。
misdirect作为规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
The secretary misdirected the letter, so it ended up in the wrong office.
秘书把信写错了地址，结果信送到了错误的办公室。
He misdirected the tourists by giving them the wrong map.
他给游客提供了错误的地图，误导了他们。
The package was misdirected because the label was illegible.
包裹被送错了地方，因为标签难以辨认。
misdirect 直接接被写错地址的物品。
The secretary misdirected the package.
秘书写错了包裹的地址。
用 to 引出错误送达的对象或地点。
He misdirected the letter to his old address.
他把信错寄到了旧地址。
被动语态，强调物品被错误投递。
The mail was misdirected.
邮件被写错了地址。
Not this
The package has a misdirect.
Use this
The package was misdirected.
‘misdirect’是及物动词，不能用作名词。应改为被动语态或及物动词形式。
Not this
The courier misdirected to the wrong office.
Use this
The courier misdirected the parcel to the wrong office.
及物动词‘misdirect’需要直接宾语，不能省略。
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转移注意力；引开注意力
The suspect tried to misdirect attention from the missing money.
那名嫌疑人试图把注意力从丢失的钱上引开。
写错信件地址；误寄信件
I misdirected a letter to the billing department instead of sales.
我把一封信误寄到了财务部而不是销售部。
迁怒；发错对象的怒气
Misdirected anger can hurt people who didn't mean to offend you.
迁怒会伤害那些并非有意冒犯你的人。
把精力用错地方；白费力气
The team misdirected its efforts and missed the deadline.
团队把精力用错了地方，结果错过了截止日期。
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mis（错）+ direct（指引）→ 把指引搞错，就是“误导”；想象魔术师用错引转移你注意，或把邮件地址写错，都叫 misdirect。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、postal contexts、attention-related contexts misdirect 多用于正式或书面语境，如正式信函、法律文件或邮电说明；日常口语中更常说“指错方向”或“误导”。它可指无意出错，也可指有意转移注意力。
以上词都以 -ect 结尾且重读元音为 /ɛ/，与 misdirect 押韵。注意：prefect /ˈpriːfɛkt/ 和 insect /ˈɪnsekt/ 拼写相似，但重音在前，不与 misdirect 押韵；indict /ɪnˈdaɪt/ 拼写有迷惑性，发音特殊，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.