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self-defeating

英 美
  • adj.弄巧成拙的;适得其反的

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. acting to defeat its own purpose;

    "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"

双语例句

    1. Punishing the demonstrators is self-defeating because it only encourages further demonstrations.
      惩治示威群众可谓事与愿违,因为这反而会激发起更多的示威游行。

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