| 词组 | setback |
| 释义 | setback /ˈsetbæk/ noun an event that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worseadjectivesa major/big setback The defeat was a major setback.a serious/severe/significant setback He said the attack was a serious setback for the peace process.a minor setback After a few minor setbacks, the project went really well.a temporary setback Try not to be discouraged by temporary setbacks.an early/initial setback The policy has been successful, despite some early setbacks.a political/military/economic setback The defeat represented a major political setback for the party.verbssuffer/receive/have a setback The team suffered a serious setback when their goalkeeper was injured.overcome a setback (=deal with it) I think we can overcome this setback.represent a setback (=be a setback) The decision represented a setback for chemical companies.prepositionsa setback for sb These election results were a setback for the Social Democratic Party.a setback to sth/sb There has been a serious setback to our efforts to control the disease. |
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