弄巧成拙

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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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。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He contrived to make matters worse.

他弄巧成拙.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

辞典例句

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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This time, she may have outsmarted herself.

这一次她弄巧成拙了.

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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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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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Badly designed policies can be self - defeating.

错误的决策反倒会弄巧成拙.

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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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