setback

英 [ˈset.bæk]      美 [ˈset.bæk]
  • n. 挫折;退步;逆流
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setback (n.)
also set-back, 1670s, "reversal, check to progress," from set (v.) + back (adv.). Sometimes backset 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.
1. The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process.
这个行动意味着中东和平进程受挫。
2. The team suffered a major 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。
3. Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.
从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折.
4. She views every minor setback as a disaster.
她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难.
5. It is an unexpected setback in her fortunes.
这是她好运中的一次意外的挫折.

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