misdirect

verb

/ˌmɪsdəˈrekt/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrekt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they misdirect	/ˌmɪsdəˈrekt/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrekt/ /ˌmɪsdəˈrekt/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrekt/
he / she / it misdirects	/ˌmɪsdəˈrekts/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrekts/ /ˌmɪsdəˈrekts/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrekts/
past simple misdirected	/ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪd/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrektɪd/ /ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪd/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrektɪd/
past participle misdirected	/ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪd/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrektɪd/ /ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪd/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrektɪd/
-ing form misdirecting	/ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪŋ/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrektɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsdəˈrektɪŋ/, /ˌmɪsdaɪˈrektɪŋ/

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[usually passive] to use something in a way that is not appropriate to a particular situation误用；使用不当
- be misdirected Their efforts over the past years have been largely misdirected.他们过去几年的努力大都白费了。
misdirect somebody/something (to something) to send somebody/something in the wrong direction or to the wrong place指错方向；引错路；误导
- Several passengers were misdirected to the wrong airport.几名乘客被误导到了错误的机场。
misdirect somebody/something (law法律) (of a judge法官) to give a jury (= the group of people who decide if somebody is guilty of a crime) wrong information about the law误导，错误指示（陪审团）

BNC: 22003 COCA: 25645

misdirect