self-defeating

self-defeating读音音标

英 [ˈselfdiˈfi:tiŋ]

美 [ˌsɛlfdɪˈfitɪŋ]

self-defeating意思解释

adj.

弄巧成拙的，不利于自己的企图的；

英英释义

adj.

acting to defeat its own purpose

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

双语例句

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。