American officials will find it harder than ever to ward off self - defeating protectionist measures ( George R. Packard )

美国官员们将发现要想挡开那些弄巧成拙的保护主义措施会比以往更困难 ( 乔治R. 帕卡德 )

Procrastination can be a self-defeating habit.

拖延症可能是一种自我挫败的习惯。

She realized her negative thinking was self-defeating.

她意识到自己的消极思维是自我挫败的。

Engaging in self-defeating actions will only make things worse.

进行自我挫败的行为只会让事情变得更糟。

His self-defeating behavior always ruins his chances of success.

他的自我挫败的行为总是毁掉他成功的机会。

His self-defeating attitude prevented him from achieving his goals.

他的自我挫败的态度阻碍了他实现目标。

But this is a self-defeating fallacy.

但这是一个难以自圆其说的谬论…

Badly designed policies can be self - defeating.

错误的决策反倒会弄巧成拙.

Any attempt to make up would be self - defeating.

任何涂抹都是多余的败笔.

The drive to achieve more may prove self - defeating.

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