misplaced

adj.

1. 不合时宜的；不适宜的
   not appropriate or correct in the situation
   1. misplaced confidence/optimism/fear
      不应有的信心 / 乐观精神 / 恐惧
2. 给错对象的；不该给的
   given to a person who does not deserve or return those feelings
   1. misplaced loyalty
      无谓的忠诚

1. ADJ-GRADED (感情、行动)不适当的，不得体的，搞错对象的
   If you describe a feeling or action as misplaced, you are critical of it because you think it is inappropriate, or directed towards the wrong thing or person.
   1. Lenders rely on the misplaced loyalty of existing borrowers to make their profit...
      放贷人指望现有借贷人的盲目忠诚来谋求利益。
   2. I think your concern is misplaced. Ackroyd is no threat to anyone.
      我认为你多虑了，阿克罗伊德不会对任何人构成威胁。

1. Somehow the suitcase with my clothes was misplaced.
   不知怎的，我忘了把装衣服的箱子放到哪里去了。
2. Lenders rely on the misplaced loyalty of existing borrowers to make their profit
   放贷人指望现有借贷人的盲目忠诚来谋求利益。
3. I think your concern is misplaced. Ackroyd is no threat to anyone.
   我认为你多虑了，阿克罗伊德不会对任何人构成威胁。
4. But my nonchalance may have been misplaced.
   不过，我的冷静或许用错了地方。
5. His early optimism turned out to be misplaced.
   他先前看来是过于乐观了。
6. I'm really sorry, but I seem to have misplaced your scarf.
   真对不起，我忘记把你的围巾对丢在什么地方了。
7. This particularly applies to the word also, but other adverbs are commonly misplaced too.
   这个问题对also特别常见，不过其他副词也会被放错地方。
8. I misplaced it somewhere.
   我把收据放错地方了。
9. They misplaced this book under another category.
   他们把它错放到另一个类别去了。
10. Do you remember where you misplaced it?
    你还得记得你把它错放在哪了吗？
11. I can afraid you have misplaced it somewhere.
    恐怕你把它忘在某个地方了。
12. I wonder if that is all you have misplaced.
    我怀疑还有其他东西你也放错地方了。
13. But sadly, I fear that some of this optimism about Scandinavian models might be misplaced.
    但遗憾的是，我担心，对北欧国家模式的某些乐观情绪可能是站不住脚的。
14. You trust in John is misplaced, he'll deceive you if he gets the chance.
    你对约翰的信任是不值得的，他一有机会就会骗你。
15. I'm sorry to have misplaced your scarf.
    对不起，我把你的围巾放错了地方。
16. I'm afraid your confidence in my abilities is misplaced.
    我恐怕你对我能力的信心是小适宜的。
17. Obviously a misplaced decimal point.
    小数点显然放错位置了。
18. I am very sorry that it was misplaced.
    我很抱歉把订单摆错了。
19. They had misplaced their priority.
    他们错置了优先顺序！
20. She's misplaced in that job; she ought to be doing something more creative.
    她在那份工作中被放错地方，她应该去从事一些更有创意的工作。
21. Make sure you file this invoice straight away; I don't want it being misplaced.
    记得现在就把发票给开了，我可不想弄错了。
22. Did you have anything to do with this file being misplaced?
    档案错放与你有关吗？
23. Yet this optimism is sadly misplaced.
    然而，遗憾的是，这种乐观主义放错了地方。
24. Perhaps my cynicism is misplaced.
    或许我的愤青精神用错了地方。
25. When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power.
    当我们对我们的创造力生气或消沈，我们已误置我们的力气。
26. The excitement is probably misplaced.
    这种激动可能放错了地方。
27. The trouble is that history suggests that much of this optimism may be misplaced.
    问题在于，历史经验表明，这种乐观看法很大程度上可能选错了对象。
28. I had a little bit saved up, so I might have misplaced it or something.
    我有点小积蓄，可能是我放错地方了。
29. I've misplaced my glasses they're not in my bag.
    我把眼镜放错地方了&没在我的包里。
30. You may blame other persons, situations, or institutions for your problem, but this is misplaced responsibility.
    你们也许会谴责其他人们、环境，或是导致你们问题的制度，但是，这弄错了责任。

adj

1. lost temporarily
   1. the mislaid hat turned up eventually
   2. misplaced tickets

   Synonym:    mislaid

2. put in the wrong place or position
   1. She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent