setback 英 [ˈsetbæk] 　 美 [ˈsɛtˌbæk]

setback

setback　 英 [ˈsetbæk] 美 [ˈsɛtˌbæk]

n. 挫折；阻碍　

名词复数:setbacks　

The team suffered amajor setback when their best player was injured.　最优秀的队员受了伤，使得这支队伍的实力大打折扣。
The breakdown in talks represents a temporary setback in the peace process.　谈判破裂意味着和平进程暂时受阻。

  • A setback is an event that makes you lose progress or keeps you from gaining ground. If you're knitting a sweater, dropping a bunch of stitches would be a big setback.
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  • n. 挫折；阻碍

  • 1. The team suffered amajor setback when their best player was injured.

    最优秀的队员受了伤，使得这支队伍的实力大打折扣。

  • 2. The breakdown in talks represents a temporary setback in the peace process.

    谈判破裂意味着和平进程暂时受阻。

  • setback (n.) also set-back, 1670s, "reversal, check to progress," from set (v.) + back (adv.). Sometimes backset (1721) was used in the same sense. Meaning "space between a building and a property line" is from 1916. To set (someone) back "cost" is from 1900.
set·back / ˈsetbæk ; NAmE ˈsetbæk / noun a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents sth, or makes a situation worse 挫折；阻碍 ◆ The team suffered amajor setbackwhen their best player was injured. 最优秀的队员受了伤，使得这支队伍的实力大打折扣。 ◆ The breakdown in talks represents a temporary setback in the peace process. 谈判破裂意味着和平进程暂时受阻。 setback setbacks set·back / ˈsetbæk ; NAmE ˈsetbæk /
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