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发音：[ˌkaʊntərprəˈdʌktɪv]
例句：
- When we say doing something is counterproductive, it actually means doing that thing does the opposite of what we hope to achieve.
- The evidence is clear that this type of coaching is harmful for players and counterproductive to team-building.
- College students believe staying up at night to study is more efficient, but it turns out this behavior is counterproductive to their health.
- Endowing state-owned companies some monopoly resources without any balance and check on them will eventually be counterproductive to the growth of these enterprises.
- Other experts have worried that it is possible that sanctions on Russia are having a counterproductive effect, by making Russian society antagonistic toward the United States and more supportive of Putin.
- Two researchers also debate whether plastic recycling is central to the advancement of the circular economy, or a counterproductive distraction from the need for more fundamental change.
解释：
- Counterproductive这个单词为形容词，其表示“tend to inhibit or defeat the attainment of a desired goal”这一含义，即“事与愿违的/达不到预期目标的”, 与harmful/opposite/countering/ineffective/inefficient这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- This man’s fiery temper is very counterproductive to his attempt at saving his marriage. （这个男人火爆的脾气对他试图挽救自己的婚姻非常适得其反。）
—News - Microsoft has stated that using technology to monitor employees is counterproductive and suggested that some managers may have “productivity paranoia.”（微软曾表示，使用技术监控员工会适得其反，并暗示一些经理可能有“生产力偏执狂”。）
—Business - Conservative economists have long argued that unemployment benefits can be counterproductive because they discourage recipients from seeking or accepting jobs.（保守派经济学家长期以来一直认为，失业救济金可能会适得其反，因为它们会阻止领取者寻找或接受工作。）
—Society - Companies that embark on customer experience initiatives in the quest to accelerate revenue and/or improve customer loyalty quickly realize where their business strategy is lacking or counterproductive.（为增加收入和/或提高客户忠诚度而开展客户体验计划的公司很快就会意识到他们的业务战略会在哪些方面有所缺乏或适得其反。）
—Business - Policies that push employees to work when they’re sick are counterproductive, said Barbara Holland, an adviser at the Society for Human Resource Management, a national trade group.（迫使员工生病时上班的政策适得其反，全国性贸易组织人力资源管理协会的顾问芭芭拉·霍兰德说。）
—News
