setsth/sbback
—phrasal verbwithsetverbuk/set/us/set/present participlesetting|past tense and past participleset
C1
todelayanevent,process, orperson
耽误;推迟
Theopeningof the newswimmingpoolhas been set back by a fewweeks.新游泳池开业推迟了几个星期。
Awarwouldinevitablyset back theprocessofreform.战争无疑会耽误改革的进程。
See also
setback