mislocate
mislocate — 動詞
- 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
放錯位置
把物品或地點搞錯，導致找不到
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.
導遊在地圖上標錯了廟的位置，結果整團人走錯了方向。
mislocate + on [map/document]
Nia mislocated her car keys and spent twenty minutes searching the kitchen.
Nia 把車鑰匙放錯了地方，花了二十分鐘在廚房裡到處找。
The airline mislocated Hao's luggage, sending it to Tokyo instead of Taipei.
航空公司把 Hao 的行李送錯了地方，寄到東京而非台北。
Researchers initially mislocated the source of the strange noise, thinking it came from the river.
研究人員最初誤判了怪聲的來源，以為是從河裡傳來的。
mislocate + source of [something]
Reema realized she had mislocated the café when she found herself on the wrong street.
Reema 發現自己走錯了街，才知道自己記錯了咖啡廳的位置。
- mislocate on a map
- mislocate the source of
- mislocate a building / landmark
- mislocate luggage / belongings
- 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).