1·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》
2·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》
3·The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion.
在平息叛乱中海军起了有限但却重要的作用。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Team USA reached the semifinals by defeating New Zealand in the second round.
美国队在第二轮击败新西兰队后进入了半决赛阶段。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·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》
6·That means defeating the lock somehow, or breaking a window.
这意味着要设法撬开锁，或打破窗户。
7·Their son, Baal, is a storm god. He's depicted in mythological literature Mot as defeating both the chaotic sea god, Yam, and the god of death, Mot.
他们的儿子Baal是风暴之神，在神话文学的描述中，他打败了混乱的海神 Yam 和死神 Mot 。
8·Those who use self-defeating humor, making fun of themselves, for the enjoyment of others, tend to maintain that hostility toward themselves even when alone.
那些自黑式的幽默，拿自己开玩笑，来让别人开心的人，即使在独处的时候往往也会对自己怀有敌意。
9·In 1938, the Cantabs suffered only one loss, and a first title, defeating former nemesis.
1938年，坎塔布斯队只输了一场，并且获得了第一个冠军，击败了前强硬对手。
10·This is unfortunately rather self-defeating.
不幸的是，这有点儿弄巧成拙。