| 词汇 | counterproductive |
| 释义 | counterproductive adjective uk /ˌkaʊn.tə.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/ us /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/ having an effect that is opposite to the one intended or wanted: 产生相反效果的；产生相反作用的；事与愿违的，适得其反的 Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.提高车辆安全性的措施可能会适得其反，因为这会激励人们开快车。 Unsuccessful (people and things) abortive abortively achiever be dead in the wateridiom bootless fruitlessness frustrated futile futilely go/get/head nowhereidiom on the ropesidiom redemption rope small-time small-timer up and downidiom vain vainly washed up you and whose army?idiom counterproductive | American Dictionarycounterproductive adjective us/ˌkɑʊnt·ər·prəˈdʌk·tɪv/ having an effect that is the opposite of what you intend or desire: As a way to improve traffic, widening roads can be counterproductive, as it may just encourage more people to drive. counterproductive | Business Englishcounterproductive adjective uk /ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/us having an opposite effect to the one that was wanted, and therefore harmful: Stringent cost management is counterproductive when it prevents a company from growing. counterproductive to sthState regulations have been counterproductive to the industry's interests. Examples of counterproductivecounterproductive However, in neurons, which are not renewable, such a mechanism for viral clearance would be counterproductive. The whole system was thus counterproductive because it undermined financial responsibility within departments without achieving any strategic economic gains. As a matter of fact, the use of these categories is not only unnecessary, but also counterproductive. I would suggest that this approach is counterproductive in a number of ways. This effect of letter names is counterproductive because letter names do not provide a valid clue in selecting between homophonic letters. He convincingly argues that pursuing the dominant paradigm can actually be counterproductive to the usefulness of constitutional law to promote justice. It argues that the common emphasis on practical problem-solving and measurable improvements in student achievement is not only unhelpfully short-sighted but also potentially counterproductive. Other tools of control, such as a budget cut or an angry congressional hearing, simply impose no real pain upon the bureaucracy or are counterproductive. However, the democratic vote of 1848 proved counterproductive to the aspirations of radicals and socialists. In fact, the strategy of amplifying ' voice ' through the threat of ' exit ' could in some circumstances be counterproductive. However, any hint of technological determinism in meeting these number targets will be counterproductive. Such behavior is likely to be extremely inefficient and/or counterproductive. Third and finally, a translation strategy would be counterproductive since, on critical trials, the targets should have been rejected. That the newspaper should thus promulgate the weaknesses of the judicial system might appear strange and even counterproductive given the social status of its readership. This may well be a case in which paternalism is not only unwarranted, but counterproductive as well. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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