"bark up the wrong tree" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 找错目标
• 搞错对象

Definition

如果你“找错目标”，说明你把注意力放在了错误的地方，或者责怪了不该责怪的人。就是说你努力的方向错了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式的英语习语，用于提醒别人搞错了方向或对象。常用于日常对话，不适合正式或学术场合。后面常接上“你应该关注……”的提示。

Examples

If you think I broke the window, you're barking up the wrong tree.

如果你觉得是我打破了窗户，你**找错目标了**。

She is barking up the wrong tree by blaming her brother for the lost keys.

她把丢钥匙的责任归咎于她哥哥，其实她**搞错对象了**。

Don't bark up the wrong tree; I know nothing about this.

别**找错目标**了；我对这事一无所知。

You keep asking me, but you're barking up the wrong tree. Try talking to Mark instead.

你一直问我，其实你**搞错对象了**。去问马克吧。

If you're looking for someone to blame, you're definitely barking up the wrong tree.

如果你想找人背锅，你肯定**找错目标了**。

My teacher said I was barking up the wrong tree by spending hours memorizing instead of understanding.

老师说我一直死记硬背，其实是在**找错目标**，应该理解内容。