弄巧成拙

[nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō]

基础释义

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释义
do a seemingly clever thing which turns out to be a foolish one instead;get into trouble through clever means;In trying to be smart they made themselves look foolish.;make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart;go for wool and come home shorn;

更新时间：2024-12-30 09:39:19

近/反义词

近义词
反义词

掩耳盗铃 plug one's ears while stealing a bell;bury one's head in the sand;deceive oneself;play the ostrich ;
抱薪救火 carry faggots to put out a fire -- adopt a wrong method to save a situation and end up by making it worse;add fuel to the fire;do sth. counterproductive;fight a fire by adding fuel to it ;
帮倒忙 be more of a hindrance than a help;do a disservice ;
多此一举 make an unnecessary move;bring sth. of which there is plenty;burn daylight;carry [send] coals to Newcastle;bring owls to Athens ;
拔苗助长 try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward -- spoil things by excessive enthusiasm (descriptive of a person, impatient for success, so acts as to destroy the very conditions upon which success depends);pull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow;pull up corn by the roots in the hope of making it grow faster;pull up seedlings to help them grow ;
适得其反 run counter to one's desire;be just the opposite to what one wished;accomplish the very opposite;exactly opposite ;
画蛇添足（比喻做多余的事，反而不恰当） paint a snake with feet -- superfluous;add legs to one's sketch of a serpent;(The additional discourses on ...) are completely superfluous.;carry [send] coals to Newcastle;gild the lily ;
画虎类狗 try to draw a tiger and end up with the likeness of a dog -- make a poor imitation ;
事与愿违 get the opposite of what one wants;achieve the opposite of what one intended;be contrary to what one expects;Events do not happen as one wishes.;backfire ;

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Badly designed policies can be self-defeating.

错误的决策反倒会弄巧成拙.
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2、

This time the maneuver was too crude, they had overplayed its hand.

这次他们的手法太露骨, 结果是弄巧成拙.
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3、

This time, she may have outsmarted herself.

这一次她弄巧成拙了.
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Telling the interviewer more than he needs to know could be a fatal mistake.

告诉面试官太多有时可能会弄巧成拙.
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The devil is suBtle, yet weaves a weB.

魔鬼巧心计, 织网却不密(弄巧成拙).
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6、

The difference is that the hiring methods do this indirectly, and probably clumsily.

区别是,这种招聘方法较为间接, 甚至可能会弄巧成拙.
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The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.

对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙，从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。
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In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness.

他本想表现得风趣一点，却弄巧成拙地冒犯了别人。
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He contrived to make matters worse.

他弄巧成拙.
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10、

It isn't wise to be too clever. Sometimes you overreach yourself.

太精明未必好, 有时会弄巧成拙.
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A great thing has happened in our favor. Nobody must spoil it.

既然出了件对我们有利的大事,不要弄巧成拙.
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