herrings
n.
鲱鱼( herring的名词复数 );
转移注意力的话题;
例句:
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Herrings can be salted, smoked and pickled.
鲱鱼可以盐腌、熏制和泡制。
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The audience jammed in the hall like herrings in a barrel.
听众把大厅挤得水泄不通.
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We are the more like a barrel of herrings.
我们挤得像桶里装满了的鲱鱼.
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Bloated herrings are opposed to dried or red herrings.
来自Oxford English Dictionary
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Had there not been too many red herrings?
来自THETIMES
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There are never enough suspects and red herrings.
来自NEWYORKER