mislead somebody into believing/thinking etc something• But some criticsclaim that re-creations mislead the viewer into thinking he or she is watching a recording of the real thing.• I would not want to mislead anyone into thinking that research is easy: it is hard and very time consuming work.• It misleads one into thinking that a person is somehow divorced from his body, a disembodied observer of it.
ADVERB | VERB + MISLEAD | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤seriously嚴重誤導▸➤completely, totally完全誤導▸➤actively, deliberately, intentionally主動/故意/有意誤導◇She was accused of deliberately misleading the commission.她被指控故意誤導委員會。➤allegedly據稱誤導➤easily容易誤導◇They were naive and easily misled.他們很幼稚,容易受騙。VERB + MISLEAD➤attempt to, try to企圖/試圖誤導▸➤be liable to (especially BrE) 容易被誤導◇Statistics taken on their own are liable to mislead.單純看統計數據容易被誤導。PREPOSITION➤about在⋯上誤導◇The House has been totally misled about this affair.議會在這件事情上完全被誤導了。➤into使誤入⋯◇The company misled hundreds of people into investing their money unwisely.公司誤導數百人做了不明智的投資。
mislead ♦︎ kid ♦︎ delude ♦︎ string sb along ♦︎ lead sb onThese words all mean to deliberately make sb believe sth that is not true.这些词均表示误导、使误信、哄骗。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to mislead / delude sb about sth◆to kid / delude sb that...◆to kid / delude yourself◆to deliberately mislead sb / lead sb on◆to easily mislead / kid / delude sb◆to seriously / totally mislead / delude sb■mislead ˌmɪsˈliːd (misled, misled) [transitive] (ratherformal) to give sb the wrong idea or impression and make them believe sth that is not true误导;使误信;使留下错误印象◆He deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship.他故意误导我们误会他们之间的关系。◆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。■kid(-dd-) [transitive] (informal) to allow sb/yourself to believe sth that is not true, especially that things are easier or better than they really are欺骗;哄骗◆They're kidding themselves if they think it's going to be easy.如果他们认为这会很容易,那就是在欺骗自己。ⓘ In this meaning kid is usually used in the phrase kid myself/yourself/themselves, etc.表达此义时,kid通常用于短语kid myself/yourself/themselves等。 see also kid ⇨ jokeverb■delude dɪˈluːd [transitive] (ratherformal) to make sb/yourself believe sth that is not true, especially that things are easier or better than they really are欺骗;哄骗◆Don't be deluded into thinking that we are out of danger yet.不要误以为我们已脱离危险。 see also delusion ⇨ illusion■ˌstring sb aˈlong
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(strung, strung) (informal) to allow sb to believe sth that is not true, for example that you love them or intend to help them哄骗,愚弄(如谎称自己爱对方或打算帮助对方)◆She has no intention of giving you a divorce-she's just stringing you along.她无意跟你离婚,不过是骗着你玩的。■ˌlead sb ˈon
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(led, led) (informal) to deceive sb and make them believe sth, especially that you love them or find them attractive使误信,误导(尤指谎称自己爱对方或觉得对方有魅力)◆He's used you and led you on; now find someone else who will make you happy.他一直在利用你,哄骗你。去找个会让你幸福的人吧。 see also tease ⇨ flirtNOTE辨析 String sb along or lead sb on?Lead sb on is nearly always used to talk about making sb believe that you love them; string sb along has a wider range of uses relating to making people believe that you will do sth for them. * lead sb on几乎总是表示哄骗某人相信你爱他/她;string sb along用法较广,可指哄骗某人相信你会为他/她做某事◆She suspected that they were just stringing her along with their promises of this and that.她怀疑他们只是在用这样那样的许诺哄骗她。