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

• Although senior corporate figures have stated that WA's mining boom was enduring a "temporary set-back", some academics believe that, for now, the good times are over.
  虽然一些公司的高级官员曾表示，西澳大利亚州的矿业繁荣将会遇到“暂时的挫折”，但是一些专业人士认为，现在，好时候已经过去。
• The conservation programme was suffered a set-back last year when the Wolong Reserve was devastated in the Sichuan earthquake.
  去年，卧龙自然保护区在四川大地震中被毁，大熊猫保护计划也因此搁置。
• 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。
• Hopes of an early end to the strike received/ suffered a severe set-back yesterday.
  希望罢工早些结束，这一愿望昨日严重受挫。
• 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 Feature of Earthquake Response of the Structures with Set-Back Towers
  收进结构的地震反应特征
• 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。
• 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。
• The troops were thoroughly demoralized by this set-back.
  这一挫败使部队士气丧失殆尽。