set-back

英 [set bæk]

美 [set bæk]

n.  挫折;障碍

复数：set-backs　

英英释义

noun

• structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
  Synonym:setoffoffset

双语例句

• Completely recovered from an illness or set-back.
  从病或挫折中完全恢复。
• This latest defeat constitutes a major set-back for the government.
  最近这次失败是政府受到的主要挫折。
• Money, whether it's from the Bank or other donors, is expected to flow quite smoothly to the34,000 or so houses outside the buffer zone set-back from the sea.
  不管是来自世行还是来自其他援助机构的资金有望顺利地到达海水缓冲区外34000户家庭的住房建设。
• As everybody saw in the first half against Tottenham, we had bounced back from the set-back against Barcelona and just got on with it.
  因为大家都看见在对托特纳姆的上半场比赛中，我们从对巴萨的阴影中恢复过来并延续下去。
• Despite the Xugong set-back, some industry executives think the medium-term prospects for private equity in China are still encouraging.
  尽管凯雷收购徐工机械的交易受挫，但一些业内高管认为，私人股本在中国的中期前景仍然令人鼓舞。
• He blames Brazilian bureaucracy for this set-back.
  他责怪巴西的官僚主义造成了这种阻碍。
• The defeat constitutes a major set-back for our diplomacy.
  这一失败是我们外交上的一次较大的挫折。
• The conservation programme was suffered a set-back last year when the Wolong Reserve was devastated in the Sichuan earthquake.
  去年，卧龙自然保护区在四川大地震中被毁，大熊猫保护计划也因此搁置。
• But when we have played tough opponents, it is obvious that the team always reacts to the challenge, even if there is a set-back.
  但当我们与难对付的对手比赛时，显然，球队总是对挑战做出反应，即使有挫折。
• The troops were thoroughly demoralized by this set-back.
  这一挫败使部队士气丧失殆尽。