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

• Objective To study the clinical value of set-back tongue flap for repair of the defects following resection of tongue-base cancer.
  目的探讨舌体组织瓣后置修复舌根癌切除后缺损的临床应用价值。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• However, Hill told reporters he believes the set-back would be resolved before the next American president took office in January.
  但是希尔告诉记者，他相信目前的倒退会在下届美国总统明年1月上任之前得到解决。
• 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。
• 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。
• Japan's space ambitions have had a set-back after the failure of an engine in a test run
  一次试运行中的引擎失灵使得日本的太空梦想遭受了挫折。