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- 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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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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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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- 今日热词
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- beneficial adj.有益的，有帮助的;
- booth n.售货棚，摊位;公用电话亭;隔开的小间;（选举）投票站;
- customs n.海关;关税;adj.进出口的;
- love drops 不思议同居物语；修格；爱之露
- nowhere 无人
- bun n.圆形的小面包或点心;（女子的）圆发髻;酒宴，闹饮;〈英方〉尾巴;
- i hate myself for loving you 我恨我痴心;我恨我痴心英文版;我恨我爱你;
- brunch n.早午餐;
- kilometre n.千米，公里;
- clock n.（时）钟;里程表;v.达到（某时间或速度） ;为…计时/测速;注意到;
- comprehensive adj.全面的;综合的;所有的;综合性的(接收各种资质的学生);全部的;详尽的;(几乎)无所不包的n.(英国为各种资质的学生设立的)综合中学
- life n.n. 生活;生命，性命;一生，寿命;生活方式;生物，活物;活力，活跃，生气;无期徒刑，终身监禁;生机;人命;(物的)使用期，有效期;弹性;传记;（绘画的）模特儿，实物，实景;人生阶段;(酒等的)起泡;活力的源泉，活跃气氛的人(或事物);<宗>(肉体死亡后的)灵魂存在;(新鲜食物等的)浓烈风味，辛辣味;玩游戏者出局前几次机会中的）一次机会adj.一生的, 终身的;生命的，生物的;采用活体模型的，照实物画(或雕塑)的;人寿保险的
