barking up the wrong tree
基本解釋
- 攻擊錯了目標;找錯對象
英漢例句
- You may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you've been barking up the wrong tree.
如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己一直沒弄清楚狀況,最後你沒準兒看起來有點愚蠢。 - Hey man, if you think I was the guy who robbed that bank today, you're barking up the wrong tree!
他說:“喂,要是你認爲我是今天搶銀行的那個人,那你就錯怪我了。 我根本就沒上那兒去。” - Yet, parents also should realize that they may be ‘barking up the wrong tree’ if they think that making boys feel safer will make them confide.
是的,家長們也應該意識到如果他們想讓男孩們更有安全感或更自信,這樣的做法可能適得其反。 - From the beginning, in March 1996, with the acquisition of Athena Neurosciences, Elan has been barking up the wrong tree.
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