red herring

名词 red herring:

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

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。