misplace

[US]/mɪs'pleɪs/
[UK]/ˌmɪs'ples/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 把(感情等)寄托于不值得寄托的对象 忘记把…放在什么地方; 把…放错位置
Word Forms
现在分词misplacing
第三人称单数misplaces
过去分词misplaced
过去式misplaced
复数misplaces

Example Sentences

misplace punctuation in a sentence.

在一句中标错标点的位置

Again, such timidity is misplaced.

这种胆怯又一次错位了。

I have misplaced the letter.

我把信放错地方了。

Her confidence in him was entirely misplaced.

她完全错误地相信了他。

The dictionary may have been misplaced somewhere else.

字典可能被放到别处去了。

a telling sign of misplaced priorities.

错设优先重点的明显迹象。

I have misplaced my wallet.

我把我的钱包放错了地方

His optimism proved sadly misplaced.

很遗憾,事实证明他不应该如此乐观。

I'm sure the jewellery has just been misplaced, and not stolen.

我确信珠宝只是不知道放哪儿了,并非被盗。

a million dollars had been lost because of a misplaced comma.

只因逗号错置,损失了100万美元。

raked through the files for the misplaced letter.

为找一封错放的信而搜找那些文件

Crewe came back into the game when Strachan misplaced a pass in the midfield.

当斯特罗恩在中场把球误传时,克鲁一下子就恢复了比赛状态。

Grandfather used to misplace his glasses.

"我的祖父从前总是把眼镜乱放,经常找不到。"

Real-world Examples

Are you sure you haven't misplaced it?

你想暗示些什么 我记性好得很?

Source: English little tyrant

It is difficult to argue that the cynicism is misplaced.

你很难说这样的讽刺不合时宜。

Source: Time

I'm really sorry, but I seem to have misplaced your scarf.

真对不起,我好像把你的围巾丢在什么地方了。

Source: Crazy English Situational Conversation Real Skills

His enthusiasm, partly fuelled by cans of morning cocktails, is not misplaced.

他对这里如此热情,倒是不无道理,部分是因为早晨的鸡尾酒。

Source: The Guardian Reading Selection

Do not feel discouraged, or sit down and lament because you are misplaced.

如果事实果真如此,你也无需气馁,也没必要怨天尤人,更不应该自暴自弃。

Source: The Lost Wealth Classics

If you lose something, it's that you misplaced it, and you can't find it.

如果你丢了什么东西,那是因为你把它放错地方了,现在找不到了。

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

Mr Mogra's fears are not entirely misplaced.

Mogra的担心并不是空穴来风。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Some, like Mr Layard, see misplaced priorities.

一些像莱亚德一样的人了解其中的轻重缓急。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

This is a classic example of misplaced reinforcement.

这是一个强化错误的经典案例。

Source: Science in Life

But the report suggests such worries are misplaced.

但是报道也认为这样的担心是没有必要的。

Source: The Economist - International

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