barking up the wrong tree
基本解释
- 攻击错了目标;找错对象
英汉例句
- You may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you've been barking up the wrong tree.
如果你发现自己一直没弄清楚状况,最后你没准儿看起来有点愚蠢。 - Hey man, if you think I was the guy who robbed that bank today, you're barking up the wrong tree!
他说:“喂,要是你认为我是今天抢银行的那个人,那你就错怪我了。 我根本就没上那儿去。” - 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,家长们也应该意识到如果他们想让男孩们更有安全感或更自信,这样的做法可能适得其反。 - From the beginning, in March 1996, with the acquisition of Athena Neurosciences, Elan has been barking up the wrong tree.
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