As Dr. Smith left he said that the inquiry was something of a red herring.
当史密斯医生离开时，他说该调查是转移注意力的事情。
"I think 'smarts' is a red herring," he continued.
“我认为‘聪明’是一个转移了焦点的说法，”他继续说道。
A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.
四个小黑人，结伙出海遭大难；青鱼吞吃血斑斑，四个只剩三。
A red herring swallowed one, and then there were three.
一条红鲱鱼吞下一个还剩三个。
Even Britain's trade deficit with Europe is a red herring.
英国与欧盟之间的贸易逆差甚至可以转移人们的注意力。
This story is a red herring to divert public attention from this issue。
这故事不过是用来转移公众的注意力的。
Still, many physicists pointed out it could yet prove to be a red herring.
许多物理学家还是指出它仍可能鉴定为是转移注意力的东西。
As Dr Smith left he said that the inquiry was something of a red herring.
史密斯博士离开时说这次调查只是为掩人耳目。
But they're not alone; in fact, I think they're something of a red herring.
但是红头发并不是他们独有，其实我认为这是一处障眼。
The ethics argument is a red herring, and not a particularly sustainable one.
道德方面的理由是在转移视线，并不是特别具有可持续性。
The new number released by the sales team is a red herring. We all know what the truth is.
销售组公布的新数据就是想掩人耳目，我们都知道真正的情况是什么。
The next instruction is a bit of a red herring, at least as far as this article is concerned.
接下来的内容有些偏离主题，至少不是这篇文章关注的主题。
Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.
用来将人的注意力从真相上转移走的信息被称作熏青鱼。
This apparent conflict between scenic beauty and biodiversity on one hand and economic development on the other is a red herring.
一方面是壮丽的景色和生物多样化，另一方面却是经济的开发，两者之间明显的冲突转移了人们的注意力。
Nobody felt well after last night's meal. The cook said we had all drunk too much but this was a red herring as we were sure it was the food that was bad.
大家在昨天晚餐后都觉得不太舒服。厨师说我们都喝了太多酒，但那只是混淆视听的说法，因为我们都很确定是食物不佳的缘故。
I like to imagine a world in which "neither fish, flesh nor good red herring" was irritatingly common.
我喜欢来想象这个“非鱼，非肉，也不是标致的红鲱鱼”多到让人上火的世界。
For example Fowler condemned as "cliches" many phrases I'd never heard: "a curate's egg", "neither fish, flesh nor good red herring", and so on.
比如说福勒拿来批评“循词”的许多短语我听都没听说过：“一只牧师助理的鸡蛋”，“非鱼，非肉，也不是标致的红鲱鱼”，诸如此类。
A "red herring" is a distraction, something that takes attention away from the real issue.
“红鲱鱼(red herring)”指的是分心，不注意真正的问题所在。
The source with access to the data, a specialist in aviation weather who declined to be identified, said Monday that lightning appeared to be a "red herring."
一个不愿透露姓名的航空专家在看过数据后在周一表示闪电可能是一个转移注意力的幌子.
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。
For instance, one plane with a special transponder could send out a string of false echoes. This could make one red-herring plane look Like an entire formation of attackers.
举例来说，在一架飞机上安置特别应答机，它能发出连串虚伪回波，这让一架用来转移注意力的飞机看起来象是整个飞翔编队。
For instance, one plane with a special transponder could send out a string of false echoes. This could make one red-herring plane look Like an entire formation of attackers.
举例来说，在一架飞机上安置特别应答机，它能发出连串虚伪回波，这让一架用来转移注意力的飞机看起来象是整个飞翔编队。
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