单词 | to lead afield |
释义 | > as lemmasto lead afield b. Away from one's subject; astray. Frequently to lead afield. ΚΠ 1863 Press 28 Nov. 1146/2 He strikes home to the heart of his subject, and seldom permits himself to be led a-field into episode. 1887 Nation (N.Y.) 12 May 412/1 He is utterly afield as to Greek art. 1942 Rev. Politics 4 371 The issues in the labor area might easily have led him afield. 2000 Internat. Jrnl. Classical Trad. 6 617 Levi is from time to time led afield into abstruse detail only tangential to the poem under review. < as lemmas |
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