名詞 red herring:

1. any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
2. a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
   同義詞：smoked herring
3. a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus
   同義詞：preliminary prospectus

1. She was drawing a red herring across the path on purpose.
   她故意把話題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.
   美國(guó)以及其他發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的官員說，將保護(hù)科技(以阻止外流)與對(duì)付饑餓問題混為一談是在混淆視聽。