red herring

n. 熏青鱼, 转移注意力的东西

例句与用法：

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。

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。

详细释义：

ph.

1. 熏青鱼

2. 转移注意力的话(或事物)