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单词 setback
释义
setback
noun[C]
uk
/ˈset.bæk/us
/ˈset.bæk/
C1
something thathappensthatdelaysorpreventsaprocessfromdeveloping:
挫折；障碍
Sally had beenrecoveringwell from heroperation, butyesterdaysheexperienced/suffereda setback.萨莉手术后一直恢复良好，但昨天她的病情再度复发。
There has been aslight/temporarysetbackinourplans.我们的计划遭到了一点儿／暂时的挫折。
Synonyms
blow
hitch(PROBLEM)
reversal
See also
setsomething/someoneback
setsomethingback
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a problem
  • problemWhat's the problem here?
  • difficultyThe company is having some financial difficulties at the moment.
  • troubleWe've had a lot of trouble with the new computer system.
  • hitchThe ceremony went without a hitch.
  • glitchWe've had a few technical glitches, but I'm confident we'll be ready on time.
  • hurdleGetting a work permit is only the first hurdle.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult things and people
  • a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
  • albatross
  • bane
  • be dead meatidiom
  • be in the clearidiom
  • be out of the woodsidiom
  • bump
  • equation
  • hindrance
  • hot potato
  • impediment
  • incubus
  • marathon
  • nut
  • teething troubles
  • the tip of the icebergidiom
  • thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
  • tiesomeoneup
  • to-do
  • twist
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(Definition ofsetbackfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

setback| American Dictionary

setback
noun[C]
us
/ˈsetˌbæk/
something thatcausesdelayorstopsprogress:
Democratssufferedaserioussetback in yesterday’selection,losingall threecontestedseats.
(Definition ofsetbackfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

setback| Business English

setback
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsetbæk/us
something thathappensthatcausesadelayorpreventsaprocessfromcontinuing:
Hesuffereda setbackyesterdayin hisattemptsto take astakein themobilephonecompany.
a setback to/for sthThe newrulewas a setback tosmallercableoperatorsthinkingofsellingto othercompanies.
amajor/serioussetback
Thedecisionis thelatestin aseriesof setbacksfor theindustry.
STOCK MARKET,FINANCE
afallinpriceson astockorfinancialmarket:
Themailordergroupsuffereda 17p setback to 366.5p.
Smallcompaniesare lesslikelyto bediversifiedso setbacks in asinglesectorare morelikelytowipethem out.
(Definition ofsetbackfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsetback

setback
Yet despite the initial optimism surrounding it, the commission almost immediately suffered setbacks.
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He suffers early professional setbacks but emerges triumphant by the end of the novel because he has never compromised his own individuality.
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But at the same time the suffrage campaign suffered setbacks.
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Democratising the public sphere turned out to be a gradual process from within, encompassing a multitude of conflicts and setbacks.
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Therefore, the manipulation of setbacks and building to building distances can directly influence social interactions.
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Facing it were four divisions, three of which were downcast due to the previous successive setbacks.
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Despite thissetback, the reformers continued to push their case through an increasingly competitive and radical local press.
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The disruption of war was just onesetback.
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Rather than a mere legislativesetback, it marked a successful challenge of the segregationist platform and the establishment of the legal norm of racial equality.
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Clientelism came under pressure, but the process suffered several setbacks due to the weakness of civic virtues and the predominance of particularism.
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There is very little attention for inconsistencies, contradictions or setbacks as result of power struggles within governments\\conservation bureaucracies.
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That is a tribute both to the client's perseverance over many years and setbacks and to its trust in, and encouragement of, the whole team.
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Subsequent research on mechanical heart devices for persons with heart disease has seen some progress and noticeable setbacks.
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But financial support for public sector agricultural research has suffered a serioussetbacksince the 1980s in both developed and developing countries.
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Our exploration of these new techniques has not been without its setbacks.
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Collocationswithsetback

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economic setback
The energy shortage and the massive oil price increases of 1979 and 1980 have produced a bittereconomicsetbackfor most developing countries.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
financial setback
Third, there are the difficult and sometimes controversial cases where important concerns suffer a severefinancialsetback.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
initial setback
After an initial setback, the export market is now improving.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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