mislead /mɪsˈliːd/ CET4 TEM4 ( misleading, misled, misleads )

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  V-T If you say that someone or something has misled you, you mean that they have made you believe something that is not true, either by telling you a lie or by giving you a wrong idea or impression. 误导

  例：

  It's this legend which has misled scholars.

  正是这个传奇故事误导了学者们。