setback
英['setb?k]
美['s?tb?k]
- n. 挫折；退步；逆流
詞態變化
復數:?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.
雙語例句
- 1. The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process.
- 這個行動意味著中東和平進程受挫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.
- 最優秀的隊員受了傷，使得這支隊伍的實力大打折扣。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.
- 從那時起他在事業上一直沒有遇到周折.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. She views every minor setback as a disaster.
- 她把每個較小的挫折都看成重大災難.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. It is an unexpected setback in her fortunes.
- 這是她好運中的一次意外的挫折.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》