英语词汇“self-defeating”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	self-defeating
释义	Trends of self-defeating View usage for: self-defeating adjective A plan or action that is self-defeating is likely to cause problems or difficulties instead of producing useful results. Dishonesty is ultimately self-defeating. ...self-defeating patterns of thought and behavior. self-defeating in British English adjective (of a plan, action, etc) unable to achieve the intended result self-defeating in American English (ˈsɛlfdɪˈfitɪŋ) adjective that defeats its own purpose or unwittingly works against itself Examples of 'self-defeating' in a sentence self-defeating I had never withheld evidence from the police, a silly and eventually self-defeating course. Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES (1971) 'And accepting these self-defeating limitations is mental health? George Cockcroft THE DICE MAN (1971)
随便看	give-to-understand-or-believe-etc give up give up on give up the ghost give up to give vent to give voice to "give way" give way give way to give way to something give wing to give with one hand and take away with the other give your eye teeth give your life give you the willies giving giza gizmo gizmology gizz gizzard gizzen gjetost gju

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Trends ofself-defeating