| 词汇 | set back |
| 释义 | set back [phrasal verb] 1 set (something or someone) back or set back (something or someone) : to make the progress of (something or someone) slower or more difficult : to cause (something or someone) to go back to an earlier or worse condition使推迟；耽搁；使延误 A recent lack of funding has set back research on the disease.因最近资金短缺，对这种疾病的研究受到了延误。 If the law is reversed, it will set us back 20 years. [=it will undo 20 years of progress]如果这项法律被撤销，那将使我们倒退20年。 setting back progress阻止前进 2 set (someone) back informal : 2cost A new suit will set you back at least $200.一套新西服至少要花你200美元。 set |
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