set back

英 [set bæk]

美 [set bæk]

使推迟; 使延误; 耽误; 使花费; 使破费

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 使推迟;使延误;耽误
  If somethingsetsyoubackorsets backa project or scheme, it causes a delay.
  1. It has set us back in so many respects that I'm not sure how long it will take for us to catch up...
     这已经在这么多方面给我们造成了延误,我都无法确定我们要花多长时间才能赶上。
  2. There will be a risk of public protest that could set back reforms.
     这可能会引发公众抗议，进而可能使变革推迟。
• PHRASAL VERB 使花费;使破费
  If somethingsetsyoubacka certain amount of money, it costs you that much money.
  1. In 1981 dinner for two in New York would set you back £5.
     1981 年的时候,在纽约两个人吃一顿饭要花费 5 英镑。
• See also:setback

英英释义

verb

• slow down the progress of
  1. His late start set him back
• hold back to a later time
  1. let's postpone the exam
  Synonym:postponeproroguehold overput overtableshelvedeferremitput off
• cost a certain amount
  1. My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
  Synonym:knock backput back

双语例句

• If I'm nothing else, I'm stubborn, and I refuse to roll over and give up because of a set back.
  如果我是没什么，我倔强，并且我拒绝滚动在和放弃由于集合。
• We don't consider it possible to set back the clock of history.
  我们认为要使历史的时针倒转是不可能的。
• The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.
  由于天气恶劣，建筑计划延误了好几个星期。
• This result has set back their chances of winning the comjpetition.
  这个结果阻碍了他们赢得这次竞赛的机会。
• All their efforts at reform have been set back.
  他们所有的改革努力都遭受到挫折。
• It set back the case for a more mature debate, he says.
  他说，令到一个更成熟的辩论的例子受挫。
• Any attempt to set back the wheel of history is doomed to failure.
  任何要使历史倒退的企图都是注定要失败的。
• It has set us back in so many respects that I'm not sure how long it will take for us to catch up
  这已经在这么多方面给我们造成了延误，我都无法确定我们要花多长时间才能赶上。
• Our house is set back from the road.
  我们的房子离公路有一段距离。
• She seemed better until her set back.
  她似乎好起来了，后来又退步了。