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set back

/set-bak/US // ˈsɛtˌbæk //

后退,挫折,退后,衬托

Related Words

blow打击,吹,打吹,吹吹misfortune厄运,祸患,不幸,祸害stumbling block绊脚石,拦路虎,障碍物,阻碍hindrance阻碍,障碍物,障碍,阻碍因素slowdown减缓,放缓,慢下来,慢下来了delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重obstacle障碍物,障碍,绊脚石,阻碍impediment障碍物,障碍,故障,阻碍reversal逆转,反转,逆转的,颠覆defeat挫败,打败,失败,挫折trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难comedown下来,下来了,回归,崩溃reverse逆转,反转,逆向,颠倒bottom底部,底层,底,底端about-face约谈,约略,约克,约摸upset心烦意乱,心乱如麻,烦乱,心烦意乱的bath沐浴,卫浴,浴缸,浴池regress退步,倒退,退行,回归flip-flop触发器,触发开关,拨动电话,触发式

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
    • : Architecture. a recession of the upper part of a building from the building line, as to lighten the structure or to permit a desired amount of light and air to reach ground level at the foot of the building.
    • : an act or instance of setting back: A nightly setback of your home thermostats can save a great deal of fuel.
    • : Also set-back. a downward temperature adjustment of a thermostat, especially performed automatically, as by a timer.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdelay, hinder
Synonyms
bog down停滞不前,瘫痪,停滞decelerate减速,减缓,减速器,减低速度defeat挫败,打败,失败,挫折detain扣留,羁押,拘留,拘押embog嵌入,拥抱,嵌入物,栓子hang up挂断电话,挂断,挂断电源,挂掉电话hold up举起,抬起,举出,抬头impede阻挡,阻阻,阻挡了,牵制mire泥潭,泥坑,泥沼,泥淖retard迟钝,迟钝的人,迟缓,拖延时间reverse逆转,反转,逆向,颠倒slow缓慢,慢,缓慢的,缓slow down减缓,慢下来,减慢,减慢速度slow up放缓,减慢,减慢速度,缓行

Examples

  • Now to see whether ViacomCBS is able to avoid the setbacks that have waylaid NBCUniversal’s Peacock and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max.

  • To prevent another unpleasant and surprising setback, the commission also called for a whistleblower system.

  • Backing away from the deal would be a rare setback for Arnault, who built his empire through a string of acquisitions, amassing a conglomerate encompassing everything from Dior fashions to Dom Perignon Champagne.

  • The setback comes as a group of international scientists raised questions over a fast-moving vaccine from Russia, saying some results of a study appeared improbable.

  • Despite such setbacks, cryptocurrency veterans believe yield farming and DeFi are part of a massive and permanent expansion of their industry.

  • This is hardly the “setback for gay marriage” that some enthusiastic headline-writers have proclaimed.

  • It meant more to our father to see us deal with a setback and try to bounce back than to watch how we handled our successes.

  • Each new setback, whether contrived or not, makes Jarvis newly “determined not to give the cameras the reaction they craved.”

  • Seneca encouraged followers to possess the strength of immunity to setback, but never withheld his human touch.

  • If the New York City vote passes, as it is likely to, it will be the highest-profile setback for e-cigarettes in this country.

  • Some Manchurian walnuts also got a setback with spring frosts, and some did not.

  • He polled less than a third of the votes, and Sinn Fein received a serious setback.

  • "Look at her mouth—made for passion—and the very setback of her throat—" He threw his head back in Clara's defiant manner.

  • There is usually a setback in the wall at the floor level, but this practice was not followed in all the rooms.

  • The lawyer quickly returned, having received another setback.

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