Her denials of this charge served merely to lend it credence.

她对一指控的矢口否认,反倒更使相信一指控真的。

Sometimes taking the indirect path saves time.

有走直道反倒可以节省。

It was a case of the biter bit— she’d tried to make him look foolish and ended up being ridiculed herself.

真害反害己—她想让他出丑，结果自己反倒受了奚落。