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self-fulfilling

adjective
🔊/ˌself fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
🔊/ˌself fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
[usually before noun]
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  1. a self-fulfilling prophecy is one that becomes true because people expect it to be true and behave in a way that will make it happen（预言等）自我应验的，自我实现的
    • If you expect to fail, you will fail. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.你如果预期失败，就会失败。这是一种自我应验的预测。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySelf-fulfilling is used with these nouns:
    • prophecy
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