un counter to one's desire; be just the opposite to what one wished; accomplish the very opposite; exactly opposite; get just the opposite (of what one wants); have an exactly opposite effect; on the contrary; The result was just the opposite.; turn out to be just the opposite of; (The case) was just the reverse.
例句
1.Get just the opposite.
適得其反
2.The result is just the contrary.
適得其反。
3.Counsel will make a man stick his mare.
忠告太多,適得其反。
4.But there is another aspect which is just the reverse.
但是在又一方面,則適得其反。
5.The result of such punishments is often paradoxical.
這樣懲罰的結果往往適得其反。
6.But there is another and exactly opposite aspect.
然而在另一方面,則適得其反。
7.Cleared land, by contrast, promotes drought.
被伐荒地卻適得其反,導致乾旱。
8.Attempting to improve power while fatigued is counterproductive.
試圖在疲勞時做功率訓練只會適得其反。
9.Government action certainly makes a difference, though sometimes results are perverse.
毫無疑問,政府的舉措至關緊要,但有時也會適得其反。
10.Her attempts to calm them down only made matters worse.