be misguided

Don't act like an old fogey, but don't be misguided by young people, either.

不要像个老古董一样, 也不要被年轻人的思想左右.

In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness...

他本想表现得风趣一点，却弄巧成拙地冒犯了别人。

Misguided interventions by the European Central Bank could be the final nail in the currency's coffin.

欧洲央行如果干预失当,可能最终葬送欧元.

But the WWF Earth Hour campaign has to be one of the most misguided and counterproductive actions I have ever seen.

但世界自然基金会的“地球一小时”行动注定是我见过的最误入歧途、适得其反的环保活动之一。

No company should be distracted by a misguided effort to a paragon of social respectability.

为充当承担社会责任的表率而努力是错误的行动,任何公司都不该为此分心.

In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness.

他本想表现得风趣一点，却弄巧成拙地冒犯了别人。