bark up the wrong tree

含义

to be mistaken about a cause or solution

把原因或办法找错了.

例句

1. 1If you're blaming the printer, you're barking up the wrong tree; the file itself is blank.
2. 2The repair team were barking up the wrong tree until they checked the loose cable.
3. 3Anyone blaming the recipe is barking up the wrong tree; the oven never heated up.
4. 4You were barking up the wrong tree by blaming Jo; she wasn't even at the rehearsal.
5. 5Replacing the battery? You're barking up the wrong tree; this camera works only when plugged in.

语法

通常用进行时：be barking up the wrong tree。be 随时态和主语变化；the wrong tree 保持单数。

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