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单词 counterproductive
释义
counterproductive
adjective
uk
/ˌkaʊn.tə.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/us
/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/
having aneffectthat isoppositeto the oneintendedorwanted:
产生相反效果的；产生相反作用的；事与愿违的，适得其反的
Improvedsafetymeasuresincarscan be counterproductive as theyencouragepeopletodrivefaster.提高车辆安全性的措施可能会适得其反，因为这会激励人们开快车。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unsuccessful (people and things)
  • abortive
  • achiever
  • be dead in the wateridiom
  • botched
  • crowning
  • flatline
  • futile
  • go/get/head nowhereidiom
  • inauspicious
  • lame duck
  • no-win
  • rope
  • small-time
  • small-timer
  • stillborn
  • struggling
  • unavailing
  • vain
  • vainly
  • washed up
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(Definition ofcounterproductivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

counterproductive| American Dictionary

counterproductive
adjective
us
/ˌkɑʊnt·ər·prəˈdʌk·tɪv/
having aneffectthat is theoppositeof what youintendordesire:
As a way toimprovetraffic,wideningroadscan be counterproductive, as it may justencouragemorepeopletodrive.
(Definition ofcounterproductivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

counterproductive| Business English

counterproductive
adjective
uk
/ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/us
having anoppositeeffectto the one that waswanted, andthereforeharmful:
Stringentcostmanagementis counterproductive when itpreventsacompanyfromgrowing.
counterproductive to sthStateregulationshave been counterproductive to the industry'sinterests.
(Definition ofcounterproductivefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcounterproductive

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However, in neurons, which are not renewable, such a mechanism for viral clearance would becounterproductive.
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The whole system was thuscounterproductivebecause it undermined financial responsibility within departments without achieving any strategic economic gains.
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As a matter of fact, the use of these categories is not only unnecessary, but alsocounterproductive.
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I would suggest that this approach iscounterproductivein a number of ways.
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This effect of letter names iscounterproductivebecause letter names do not provide a valid clue in selecting between homophonic letters.
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He convincingly argues that pursuing the dominant paradigm can actually becounterproductiveto the usefulness of constitutional law to promote justice.
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It argues that the common emphasis on practical problem-solving and measurable improvements in student achievement is not only unhelpfully short-sighted but also potentiallycounterproductive.
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Other tools of control, such as a budget cut or an angry congressional hearing, simply impose no real pain upon the bureaucracy or arecounterproductive.
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However, the democratic vote of 1848 provedcounterproductiveto the aspirations of radicals and socialists.
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In fact, the strategy of amplifying ' voice ' through the threat of ' exit ' could in some circumstances becounterproductive.
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However, any hint of technological determinism in meeting these number targets will becounterproductive.
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Such behavior is likely to be extremely inefficient and/orcounterproductive.
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Third and finally, a translation strategy would becounterproductivesince, on critical trials, the targets should have been rejected.
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That the newspaper should thus promulgate the weaknesses of the judicial system might appear strange and evencounterproductivegiven the social status of its readership.
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This may well be a case in which paternalism is not only unwarranted, butcounterproductiveas well.
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