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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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counterproductive
For such creatures, speed is not important - indeed it is counterproductive.
From the cambridge dictionary, counterproductive = having an effect which is opposite to the one that is intended or desired:
But still I cannot understand the above sentence with this meaning.
Could you explain it in regard to this context?
From the cambridge dictionary, counterproductive = having an effect which is opposite to the one that is intended or desired:
But still I cannot understand the above sentence with this meaning.
Could you explain it in regard to this context?
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Which creatures? For some animals, it is important that they can run fast so that they can catch their food; or if they are the food, so that they can run away. For these animals, moving slowly will be counterproductive - either they will lose their food or they will be eaten.
- Which creatures?
- For some animals, it is important that they can run fast so that they can catch their food; or if they are the food, so that they can run away.
- For these animals, moving slowly will be counterproductive - either they will lose their food or they will be eaten.
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Which creatures?
For some animals, it is important that they can run fast so that they can catch their food; or if they are the food, so that they can run away. For these animals, moving slowly will be counterproductive - either they will lose their food or they will be eaten.
For some animals, it is important that they can run fast so that they can catch their food; or if they are the food, so that they can run away. For these animals, moving slowly will be counterproductive - either they will lose their food or they will be eaten.
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