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1·Dishonesty is ultimately self-defeating.

不诚实最终将会自食其果。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating.

狭隘自私的行为最终会自拆台脚。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be self-defeating.

孩子有不良行为时，小题大做可能适得其反。《牛津词典》

4·Those who use self-defeating humor, making fun of themselves, for the enjoyment of others, tend to maintain that hostility toward themselves even when alone.

那些自黑式的幽默，拿自己开玩笑，来让别人开心的人，即使在独处的时候往往也会对自己怀有敌意。

5·This is unfortunately rather self-defeating.

不幸的是，这有点儿弄巧成拙。

6·Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating.

任何企图以弥补会弄巧成拙。

7·Besides, American policy can seem self-defeating.

此外，美国的政策似乎也弄巧成拙。

8·Do not want to self-defeating, but to mislead the consumer.

不想弄巧成拙，反而误导消费。

9·Apple's apparent shift marks the end of a self-defeating war.

苹果公司的明显转变终于为其自毁长城的行为划上了一个句号。

10·The uncertainty over nationalisation is costly and self-defeating.

国有化的不确定性的代价是昂贵而且具有自我毁灭倾向。

弄巧成拙的

1·One is a reasonable response to a challenging market. The other is a self-defeating trade-off.

一边是对市场变化做出的合理应对，而另一边就是弄巧成拙的交易。

2·A policy locking people into jobs that could be better done elsewhere is self-defeating.

一项工作，其他地方可能做得更好，却被牢牢的抓在自己人手上，这种政策肯定会弄巧成拙。

3·Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating.

任何企图以弥补会弄巧成拙。

4·Do not want to self-defeating, but to mislead the consumer.

不想弄巧成拙，反而误导消费。

5·Part therapist, part drill sergeant, an executive coach concentrates less on business plans than on reversing potentially self-defeating barriers to success.

治疗部分，一部分钻警长执行教练集中于商业计划少倒不是潜在弄巧成拙障碍成功。