Dishonesty is ultimately self-defeating.

不诚实最终将会自食其果。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be self-defeating.

孩子有不良行为时，小题大做可能适得其反。

《牛津词典》

Narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating.

狭隘自私的行为最终会自拆台脚。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Some supply siders argue that higher taxes on any form of income is self defeating since it slows economic activity sufficiently to reduce the tax take to the government.

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Mr Balls told BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show the current austerity measures were "self defeating" and had left Chancellor George Osborne claiming he was "trapped by the credit rating agencies".

BBC: Ed Balls suggests Budget tax cut options

When after all their self-defeating and self-abasing reforms, Europe still rejected them, the Turks needed to find a way to restore their wounded honor.

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