Don't let yourself get stressed out about yoga - it defeats the purpose.

不要让你被瑜伽的压力所打败。

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However, teachers reacted with outrage, saying it defeats the purpose of education.

此举使老师们相当不满，称该网站破坏了教育的目的。

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If you refuse an offer of friendship, you clearly offend, but if you accept too generously, it defeats the purpose of a private group of close acquaintances.

如果你拒绝加某人为好友，显然你会得罪人家，但如果谁都接受，就会破坏创建亲密朋友私人群组的初衷。

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It defeats the purpose to be alone in The Happiest Place on Earth.

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So it defeats the purpose of annuities, which is to enable retirees to live well without running out of money.

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"If an employee is at the beach but is preoccupied with work and reaching for the phone, it defeats the whole purpose of getting away, " says Rosemary Haefner, of human resources firm CareerBuilder.com, who conducted the poll.

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