inadvertently make a situation worse rather than better
(非有意地)使情况恶化而不是好转;成事不足,败事有余。
使情况恶化而不是好转;成事不足;败事有余
“Children need good guidance and discipline from parents, but spanking has the potential to do more harm than good,” said Taylor.
“儿童需要从父母那里得到好的引导和纪律,但打屁股带来的坏处远远多于好处”泰勒说。
Although this sounds like a great idea, you should carefully evaluate how this might impact your systems, as a large number of cached connections sitting idle could do more harm than good.
虽然这听起来像是一个不错的想法,但您应该仔细评估这样做对系统的影响,因为当大量缓存的连接空闲在那里的时候,就会适得其反。
But this practice seems to do more harm than good to these kids.
但是这一实践带给孩子的坏处似乎多于好处。
Ever since then, the Treasury has concluded that the designation would do more harm than good.
自从那时起,财政部断定指名道姓造成的坏处要比好处更甚。
Doctors considered removing the pellet but said the operation could do more harm than good.
当时,医生曾经考虑过取出子弹,但因手术效果弊大于利而作罢。
"Children need good guidance and discipline from parents, but spanking has the potential to do more harm than good, " said Taylor.
“儿童需要从父母那里得到好的引导和纪律,但打屁股带来的坏处远远多于好处”泰勒说。
However, limiting or banning speculative trading might do more harm than good.
然而,限制或禁止投机交易的做法或许弊大于利。
And even those not willing to go that far argued that any attempt to fight an economic slump would do more harm than good.
即使那些不愿意走如此极端的人也认为,任何对抗经济衰退的企图都会弊大于利。
If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good.
如果我们以这种方式处理问题,那可能弊大于利。
Next, he needs to explain why too much sacrifice, too soon, especially from the middle class, would do more harm than good while the economy is weak.
其次,他还需要解释在经济脆弱的当下,太多、太快的牺牲是有害无益的,尤其是对于中产阶级而言。
Some well meaning articles and presentations on cultural differences have a potential to do more harm than good and may not be as amusing.
那些有关文化差异的好心文章和讲座可能是害多利少,也许还并不像我说的这件事那样只是一件趣事而已。
Moreover, they will take place while farmers also wrestle with the consequences of climate change, which, on balance, will do more harm than good to farmland round the world.
而且,当农民与变化的天气较劲时,这些问题就会显现。总的说来,这种较劲对世界各地农田的伤害要比益处多。
They probably mean well. But they may not realize that such laws will do more harm than good.
他们的本意大概是好的,但他们或许意识不到,这种法律是弊大于利。
But the bank might do more harm than good if it shifted focus from absolute poverty to relative deprivation.
但是如果世行将自己的工作重点从绝对贫困国家转向相对穷困的话,可能是弊多利少。
Exams are primitive methods of testing the students' knowledge and ability and they do more harm than good to the students, the teachers, and the education system itself.
考试是测定学生知识和能力的原始方法,考试对学生、老师,还有教育体制本身的坏处大于好处。
Several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good.
有几个巨型大坝项目就有弊大于利的危险。
But an analysis of research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that giving them sleeping pills may actually do more harm than good.
但是,日前发表在《英国医学杂志》上的一份分析文章却指出,让这些老人服用安眠药物实际上是弊大于利。
It can do more harm than good to the accomplishment of organizational goals.
它给组织目标实现所带来的负面影响将超过其正面影响。
Otherwise, the system is not controlling and will probably do more harm than good.
否则的话,系统不但是不可控的,而且还会有有害的结果。
"These measures buy time, but the risk is they do more harm than good, " says Robert Subbaraman, economist for Nomura in Hong Kong.
罗伯特苏巴拉曼,香港野村经济师说:“这些措施需要时间来考验,但是风险是坏处多于好处。”
We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good.
我们自幼就在对昆虫的惧怕中长大。我们把昆虫当作害多益少的无用东西。
inadvertently make a situation worse rather than better
(非有意地)使情况恶化而不是好转;成事不足,败事有余。