"on the wrong track" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 走錯方向
• 誤入歧途

Definition

做錯事，或是朝錯誤的結果前進；沒有朝正確方向進展。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個片語是比喻且非正式，用來指某人犯錯或誤解。常用在“be”等動詞後面，並非真的是“軌道”。

Examples

You're on the wrong track with this answer.

你這個答案**走錯方向了**。

If we keep doing this, we'll stay on the wrong track.

如果我們這樣做下去，還是會**走錯方向**。

The teacher told him he was on the wrong track.

老師告訴他，他**走錯方向了**。

Let me stop you—you're on the wrong track with that idea.

讓我打斷你——你的想法**走錯方向了**。

I think we're on the wrong track. Let's try a different approach.

我覺得我們**走錯方向了**。我們換個方法試試吧。

When you started blaming others, you got on the wrong track.

你開始指責別人時，就已經**誤入歧途**了。