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self-defeat·ingBrE /ˌself dɪˈfiːtɪŋ/NAmE /ˌself dɪˈfiːtɪŋ/ adjectivecausing more problems and difficulties instead of solving them; not achieving what you wanted to achieve but having an opposite effect 事与愿违的；适得其反的；弄巧成拙的◆Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be self-defeating. 孩子有不良行为时，过分关注可能适得其反。 |