setback是什么意思？

setback

英[ˈsetbæk] 美[ˈsɛtˌbæk]

• n. 挫折，阻碍，退步，逆流；

复数：setbacks;

例句

• She views every minor setback as a disaster. 她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难.
• 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。
• 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。
• He has suffered a serious setback in his political career. 他的政治生涯遭遇了一次严重挫折。
• 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。
• He was adamant that this setback does not mean he has reverted to type. 他坚持认为这次挫折并不意味着他已经回到原来的样子。
• Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms. 罗马尼亚在为其改革努力寻求经济援助时再次受挫。
• The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback... 一时的挫折竟困扰了他一整年。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  挫折;障碍
  A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made.
  例句
  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。 He has suffered a serious setback in his political career. 他的政治生涯遭遇了一次严重挫折。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

行业词典

• 建筑： 建筑后退；