| 单词 | self-defeating |
| 释义 | self-defeating adj (of a course of action, etc) likely to achieve the opposite of what it should achieve （指步骤等）适得其反的 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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