他试图使自己很风趣，可弄巧成拙地冒犯了别人。
In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness.
对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙，从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。
The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
不幸的是，这有点儿弄巧成拙。
此外，美国的政策似乎也弄巧成拙。
不想弄巧成拙，反而误导消费。
任何企图以弥补会弄巧成拙。
提示3：不要使用弄巧成拙的变量名。
告诉面试官太多有时可能会弄巧成拙。
Telling the interviewer more than he needs to know could be a fatal mistake.
在翻译中过度讲究创意反而会弄巧成拙。
Those who overdo their creativity in translating are being too smart.
认识到自己弄巧成拙，我就试着去纠正错误。
不过，我们很快发现，其实大部分人都弄巧成拙。
As we soon discovered, though, most people can't carry it off.
因此它就成了一个特别危险的武器，很容易弄巧成拙。
This makes it a particularly dangerous weapon that can easily backfire.
去谴责参议院或者美国，是不公平的——甚至会弄巧成拙。
Blaming the Senate, or the United States, is unfair — and potentially self-defeating.
但要防止过多的点缀，反而会感受弄巧成拙，索然寡味。
But to prevent excessive ornament, it will feel the self-defeating, turgid.
这个政客同意在电视上公开回答问题，不料竟弄巧成拙。
When the politician agreed to answer question on television, he got more than he had bargained for.
但是我会经常选用到错误或不恰当的单词，反而弄巧成拙。
But I often choose some wrong words or words which are not fit in the sentence, that is to say, to make things worse.
一年多之前，因担心弄巧成拙，人们不再寄希望于种种实验。
The best hope was withdrawn from trials just over a year ago amid fears that it might actually be making things worse.
别想用钱来解决情绪问题。除了看起来可笑外，还会弄巧成拙。
Don't try to solve an emotional problem by throwing money at it. Besides looking ridiculous, it could make matters worse.
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。
One is a reasonable response to a challenging market. The other is a self-defeating trade-off.
若信贷质量进一步下降，或经济走强利率上调，这可能弄巧成拙。
This could backfire if credit quality slides further, or if the economy strengthens and rates rise.
当然，还要具有一定的美学素养，才能善用欧式风格，否则只会弄巧成拙。
Of course, also certain aesthetic quality, can use Europe type style, otherwise will only make matters worse.
所有这些抽象都是以复杂性为代价的，如果抽象过度，可能会彻底地弄巧成拙。
All of this abstraction comes at a cost of complexity, and if abstraction is taken far enough, it can get downright ugly.
这种强烈的财富保值意识宏观加总后反而弄巧成拙，因为这抑制了支出和收入。
This urge to shore up wealth is self-defeating in aggregate, as it curbs spending and incomes.
要使用同一个方法弄巧成拙，因为它也许减少刺激，特别是如果它以前失败。
To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past.
要使用同一个方法弄巧成拙，因为它也许减少刺激，特别是如果它以前失败。
To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past.
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