The telescope was pointing in the wrong direction.

望远镜对错了方向。

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About 15 minutes down the motorway, out of the blue, he announced that I was heading in the wrong direction for Weymouth.

在高速公路上开了大约15分钟后，他突然宣布我往错误的方向去了韦茅斯。

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If you want to attack urban air quality, this is probably moving in the wrong direction.

如果你想要打击城市空气质量，这可能是一个错误的方向。

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By using unnatural light, the insects traveled in the wrong direction.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

So, if you want to attack urban air quality, this is probably moving in the wrong direction, OK?

所以如果你想攻击都市的空气质量，这可能是一个错误的方向，对吗？

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"Those who say it is going in the wrong direction, they say corruption and insecurity are the primary reasons for this."

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

U.S. fiscal policy has been going in the wrong direction for a very long time.

WSJ: David Ranson: The Revenue Limits of Tax and Spend

Kepler shut itself down after it was pointing in the wrong direction, Sobeck said.

CNN: Planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft in trouble

In this sense, to me, printable guns are a step in the wrong direction.

CNN: 3-D printed guns are a boon for criminals