每日学英语:Bark up the wrong tree 找错对象
2023-10-13 13:21:56 每日学英语
“bark”的意思是“吼叫”、“狗吠”。bark up the wrong tree字面意思就是“冲着错误的树吠叫”,引申为找错对象;攻击错了目标;攻错了目标。
【例句】
Why ask me? You are barking up the wrong tree.
为什么要问我?你找错对象了。
Jason was barking up the wrong tree when he said I was the one that ate his cookies after he left the room; it was actually his dog.
杰森说我在他离开房间后吃了他的曲奇,他找错人了,实际上,是他的狗吃掉了曲奇。