mislocate
mislocate — verb
- mislocatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- mislocates3rd person singular
- mislocating-ing form
- mislocatedpast simple
1. to put something in the wrong place by accident, or to have a mistaken belief ab
to put something in the wrong place by accident, or to have a mistaken belief about where someone or something is, making it hard to find or causing a wrong report of its position
The guide mislocated the temple on the map, so the group went the wrong way.
mislocate + on [map/document]
Nia mislocated her car keys and spent twenty minutes searching the kitchen.
The airline mislocated Hao's luggage, sending it to Tokyo instead of Taipei.
Researchers initially mislocated the source of the strange noise, thinking it came from the river.
Reema realized she had mislocated the café when she found herself on the wrong street.
- misplace
more strongly suggests physically putting something in the wrong spot and then being unable to find it; mislocate also covers wrongly believing where something is
- lose
stronger and more final — losing something means you cannot find it at all, while mislocating suggests the item still exists but you are mistaken about its whereabouts
- misjudge
focuses on estimating distance or position incorrectly rather than determining the location itself
文法句型
mislocate + noun phrase (someone/something)
用法筆記
Often used when a mistake in location leads to wasted effort or incorrect conclusions. The object can be a physical item (keys, luggage) or an abstract source (origin of a noise, location of a building).