| 单词 | self-defeating |
| 释义 | self-defeating adjective uk/ˌself.dɪˈfiː.tɪŋ/us/ˌself.dɪˈfiː.t̬ɪŋ/used todescribesomething thatcausesor makesworsetheproblemit wasdesignedtoavoidorsolve: 自我挫败的；适得其反的；弄巧成拙的self-defeatingregulations适得其反的规定 Useless and futile
self-defeating| American Dictionaryself-defeating adjective[not gradable] us/ˌself·dɪˈfi·t̬ɪŋ/done in a way thatkeepsyou fromsucceeding: Heraisestheissuein a way that is self-defeating. Examplesofself-defeatingself-defeating First, its solution to the existence of disagreements, namely giving precedence to the right to political participation, seemsself-defeating. From theCambridge English Corpus Stability is not only hard to g rasp, its pursuit isself-defeating. From theCambridge English Corpus In social dilemmas, game-theoretic rationality isself-defeating, and experimental players frequently violate it. From theCambridge English Corpus Even from a normative point of view, rationality isself-defeatingin social dilemmas. From theCambridge English Corpus Policy that has overlooked the complexity of ecology may prove to beself-defeating. From theCambridge English Corpus The force of the son's denial of his fortune serves as a compelling response to theself-defeatingreanimations of dust and death. From theCambridge English Corpus This rip-off of the old feminist slogan that the personal is political is, however, totallyself-defeating. From theCambridge English Corpus The patient is encouraged to talk about feelings, and to feel understood, rather than to discharge them inself-defeatingways. From theCambridge English Corpus He suggested that the intention to borrow, like that of inventing ritual, isself-defeating. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, this set of economic policies, taken alone, would beself-defeating. From theCambridge English Corpus If all can do it, it may beself-defeating: no one gains a height advantage if everyone increases in height. From theCambridge English Corpus The discretional path toward economic reform isself-defeatingfor it fails at establishing the long-term frame that only legal institutions can provide. From theCambridge English Corpus However, as the experience of the past several decades illustrates, this policy will ultimately beself-defeatingdespite any short-term benets that the government may gain. From theCambridge English Corpus The nationalist strategy is, from a civic patriotic point of view, not only morally objectionable but also tacticallyself-defeating. From theCambridge English Corpus Such representations wereself-defeatingas prescriptive employee literature inadvertently contributed to the stereotypical perception it sought to refute. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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