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set back

美 [set bæk]英 [set bæk]
  • 使推迟,使延误;阻碍;使花费,使破费;耽误;把(钟、表)的指针往回拨;使(建筑物等)位于不突出处
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  • 1
    PHRASAL VERB 使推迟;使延误;耽误
    If something sets you back or sets back a project or scheme, it causes a delay.

    It has set us back in so many respects that I'm not sure how long it will take for us to catch up...

    这已经在这么多方面给我们造成了延误,我都无法确定我们要花多长时间才能赶上。

  • 2
    PHRASAL VERB 使花费;使破费
    If something sets you back a certain amount of money, it costs you that much money.

    In 1981 dinner for two in New York would set you back £5.

    1981 年的时候,在纽约两个人吃一顿饭要花费 5 英镑。

  • 3
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verb

1
slow down the progress of;hinder
His late start set him back
2
hold back to a later time
let's postpone the exam
Synonym: postpone prorogue hold over put over table shelve defer remit put off
3
cost a certain amount
My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
Synonym: knock back put back

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  1. There will be a risk of public protest that could set back reforms .

    这可能会引发公众抗议,进而可能使变革推迟。

  2. Any attempt to set back the wheel of history is doomed to failure .

    任何要使历史倒退的企图都是注定要失败的。

  3. Work on the new theatre has been set back three months

    兴建新剧院的工作误了三个月

  4. The accident set back the plan by one week .

    这件意外使得计划延后一星期。

  5. The house is set back a little way from the main road .

    这房子与主干道有一段距离。

  6. One house was set back from the rest .

    有一栋房子坐落于其他房子的后面。

  7. All their efforts at reform have been set back .

    他们所有的改革努力都遭受到挫折。

  8. The project is set back six week by bad weather .

    因恶劣的天气该公司推迟了六周。

  9. The house is set back some distance from the street .

    这房屋离街面有一段距离。

  10. The problems arising in production set back his plan .

    生产中发生的问题,使他的计划延迟。

  11. Financial problems have set back our building programme .

    财务上出现的问题延误了我们的建设计划。

  12. His low test grade will set back his graduation date .

    他成绩太低,因此毕业日期将会往后挪。

  13. Please set back the hands of the clock one hour .

    请把钟拨慢一小时。

  14. I don 't know how far that set back China 's modernization and development .

    我不知道让中国现代化建设和发展倒退需要用多长时间。

  15. Our house is set back from the road .

    我们的房子离公路有一段距离。

  16. Never give up , Never set back .

    永不放弃永不退缩。

  17. The bad weather will set back our building plans .

    恶劣的天气将使我们的施工计划延后。

  18. It 's impossible to set back the clock of history .

    要使历史车轮倒转是办不到的。

  19. This has set back the whole programme of nuclear power in america .

    这推迟了美国的整个核能计划。

  20. The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks .

    由于天气恶劣,建筑计划延误了好几个星期。

  21. Those factors set back its development further and the promotion of strength severely .

    这些都严重的阻碍了它的进一步发展和实力的提升。

  22. Focus on commitment . don 't give up after the first set back .

    关注承诺。不要因为一次受阻而放弃。

  23. She seemed better until her set back .

    她似乎好起来了,后来又退步了。

  24. The bad weather has already set back our building plan by two weeks .

    此句用现在完成时表明“恶劣的天气使我们的建筑计划耽搁了两个星期”。

  25. Let 's set back the clock half an hour .

    咱们来把钟拨回半个钟头。

  26. He set back his watch three minutes .

    他将表拨慢了三分钟。

  27. The second trail was set back half an hour .

    第二次审讯推迟了半个小时。

  28. The international financial crisis in 2008 has set back the entire economy of the world .

    2008年的国际金融危机造成了世界经济的衰退。

  29. We don 't consider it possible to set back the clock of history .

    我们认为要使历史的时针倒转是不可能的。

  30. Mussolini and his group set back the progress of Italy many years .

    墨索里尼一伙使意大利倒退了好多年。