Dr. Cutler's research suggests that this is self-defeating behavior.

卡特勒博士的研究表明这是一种事与愿违的行为。

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Resisting change or trying to control the change out of life is self-defeating.

无论是抗拒变化还是试图控制我们无能为力的东西都是自寻烦恼。

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A policy locking people into jobs that could be better done elsewhere is self-defeating.

一项工作，其他地方可能做得更好，却被牢牢的抓在自己人手上，这种政策肯定会弄巧成拙。

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The practical problem is that the proposed bill will become so tough that it is self-defeating.

ECONOMIST: Immigration

This urge to shore up wealth is self-defeating in aggregate, as it curbs spending and incomes.

ECONOMIST: Paul Krugman's London lectures

It is self-defeating, since a country without allies forfeits influence the more it stands alone.

ECONOMIST: America��s world