英语词汇“mislead”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Use the verb mislead to describe what you're doing when you don't tell the whole truth, or when you let someone believe something false.

You mislead someone when you point them in the wrong direction, literally or metaphorically. If you let your cousin think an expensive gift is from you when you actually just sent her a card, you are misleading her. And if you give a tourist directions away from the chain restaurant he's looking for, you are misleading him. Finally, if you think this doesn't really count as lying, you're misleading yourself.

WORD FAMILY

mislead: misleader, misleading, misleads, misled+/lead: lead-colored, leaded, leader, leading, leadless, leads, led, mislead/leaded: nonleaded, unleaded/leader: leaders, leadership/leadership: leaderships/leading: leadingly, leadings/misleader: misleaders/misleading: misleadingly

USAGE EXAMPLES

The purpose of the press is to inform and educate, not mislead with incomplete information presented as facts.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

She’s also is accused of misleading police on Banks’ identity in order to help him evade law enforcement.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Indeed, the very term “superpower” may be misleading or obsolete.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

1v lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

Syn|Hyper

lead astray, misdirect, misguide

conduct, direct, guide, lead, take

take somebody somewhere

2v give false or misleading information to

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

misinform

lie

tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

sandbag

downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling

betray, deceive, lead astray

cause someone to believe an untruth

romance

tell romantic or exaggerated lies

perjure

knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury

fib

tell a relatively insignificant lie

impersonate, personate, pose

pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow

conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress

place special or excessive emphasis on

befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in

fool or hoax

blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt

show off

aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad

add details to

inform

impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

单词	mislead
释义	mislead (once / 595 pages) v Use the verb mislead to describe what you're doing when you don't tell the whole truth, or when you let someone believe something false. You mislead someone when you point them in the wrong direction, literally or metaphorically. If you let your cousin think an expensive gift is from you when you actually just sent her a card, you are misleading her. And if you give a tourist directions away from the chain restaurant he's looking for, you are misleading him. Finally, if you think this doesn't really count as lying, you're misleading yourself. WORD FAMILY mislead: misleader, misleading, misleads, misled+/lead: lead-colored, leaded, leader, leading, leadless, leads, led, mislead/leaded: nonleaded, unleaded/leader: leaders, leadership/leadership: leaderships/leading: leadingly, leadings/misleader: misleaders/misleading: misleadingly USAGE EXAMPLES The purpose of the press is to inform and educate, not mislead with incomplete information presented as facts. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) She’s also is accused of misleading police on Banks’ identity in order to help him evade law enforcement. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Indeed, the very term “superpower” may be misleading or obsolete. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1v lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions Syn\|Hyper lead astray, misdirect, misguide conduct, direct, guide, lead, take take somebody somewhere 2v give false or misleading information to Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper misinform lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth sandbag downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling betray, deceive, lead astray cause someone to believe an untruth romance tell romantic or exaggerated lies perjure knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury fib tell a relatively insignificant lie impersonate, personate, pose pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress place special or excessive emphasis on befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in fool or hoax blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt show off aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad add details to inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
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