setback

界面语言: zh

🇺🇸 /ˈsɛˌtbæk/

📖 释义

  1. noun
    挫折; 退台; 建筑退距; 后移装置; 罚分

🔗 详情

词形变化

可数 复数: setbacks

常用搭配

suffer a setbackmajor setbacktemporary setbacksetback toserious setbackovercome a setback

同义词

reversalobstaclehindranceimpedimentblowhitchsnag

反义词

advanceprogressbreakthrough

易混淆词

set back
EN: 'Set back' (two words) is a verb phrase meaning to delay or hinder; 'setback' (one word) is the noun meaning a reversal or obstacle.
zh: 'Set back'（两个词）是动词短语，意为延迟或阻碍；'setback'（一个词）是名词，意为挫折或障碍。

拼写提示

EN: Remember that 'setback' is written as one word when used as a noun, but 'set back' is two words when used as a verb phrase (e.g., 'The delay set back the project').
zh: 请记住，当用作名词时，'setback' 写成一个词；但当用作动词短语时，'set back' 是两个词（例如：'The delay set back the project'）。

💬 例句

  1. The project suffered a major setback when funding was unexpectedly cut.

    当资金被意外削减时，该项目遭受了重大挫折。

  2. The skyscraper features several setbacks as it rises, giving it a distinctive stepped silhouette.

    这座摩天大楼在上升过程中设有多个退台，呈现出独特的阶梯状轮廓。

  3. Local zoning laws require a minimum setback of ten feet from the property line.

    当地分区法规定，从地界线至少后退十英尺。

  4. The thermostat has a setback feature that lowers the temperature automatically at night.

    恒温器具有回退功能，可在夜间自动降低温度。

  5. He took a setback of three points for failing to make his bid.

    他因未能完成叫牌而被罚三分。