setback
英 ['setb?k]
美['s?tb?k]
- n. 挫折；退步；逆流
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?setbacks;
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process.
- 這個(gè)行動(dòng)意味著中東和平進(jìn)程受挫。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.
- 最優(yōu)秀的隊(duì)員受了傷，使得這支隊(duì)伍的實(shí)力大打折扣。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.
- 從那時(shí)起他在事業(yè)上一直沒(méi)有遇到周折.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. She views every minor setback as a disaster.
- 她把每個(gè)較小的挫折都看成重大災(zāi)難.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. It is an unexpected setback in her fortunes.
- 這是她好運(yùn)中的一次意外的挫折.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》