mislead
verb [transitive, intransitive]to give somebody the wrong idea or impression and make them believe something that is not true synonym deceive误导;引入歧途;使误信 - mislead (somebody) (about something)
He deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship. 关于他们究竟是什么关系,他故意给我们留下错误印象。 Statistics taken on their own are liable to mislead. 单纯看统计数据容易被误导。 Misleading the court in a trial is a serious offence. 在审判中误导法庭是一种严重的犯罪。 - mislead somebody into doing something
The company misled hundreds of people into investing their money unwisely. 那家公司误导了数百人进行不明智的投资。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament. 她被指控蓄意误导议会。 The House has been totally misled about this affair. 议会在这件事情上完全被误导了。 They were naive and easily misled. 他们很幼稚,容易受骗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- seriously
- completely
- totally
- …
- attempt to
- try to
- be liable to
- …
- about
- into
- mislead (somebody) (about something)