a red herring

• 熏青鱼

a red herring的用法和样例：

例句

1. She was drawing a red herring across the path on purpose.
   她故意把话题扯到不相干的事情上去。
2. Officials of the United States and other developed countries said that linking technology protection to the fight against hunger was a red herring.
   美国以及其他发达国家的官员说，将保护科技(以阻止外流)与对付饥饿问题混为一谈是在混淆视听。

词汇搭配

• draw a red herring across the track 在谈话中谈些不相干的...
• draw a red herring across the path 把话题扯到别处...
• draw a red herring across the trail 引上错路