set back

1. PHRASAL VERB 使推迟;使延误;耽误
   If something sets you back or sets back a project or scheme, it causes a delay.
   1. It has set us back in so many respects that I'm not sure how long it will take for us to catch up...
      这已经在这么多方面给我们造成了延误,我都无法确定我们要花多长时间才能赶上。
   2. There will be a risk of public protest that could set back reforms.
      这可能会引发公众抗议，进而可能使变革推迟。
2. PHRASAL VERB 使花费;使破费
   If something sets you back a certain amount of money, it costs you that much money.
   1. In 1981 dinner for two in New York would set you back £5.
      1981 年的时候,在纽约两个人吃一顿饭要花费 5 英镑。
3. See also: setback

1. It has set us back in so many respects that I'm not sure how long it will take for us to catch up
   这已经在这么多方面给我们造成了延误，我都无法确定我们要花多长时间才能赶上。
2. There will be a risk of public protest that could set back reforms.
   这可能会引发公众抗议，进而可能使变革推迟。
3. Any attempt to set back the wheel of history is doomed to failure.
   任何要使历史倒退的企图都是注定要失败的。
4. The second trail was set back half an hour.
   第二次审讯推迟了半个小时。
5. Those factors set back its development further and the promotion of strength severely.
   这些都严重的阻碍了它的进一步发展和实力的提升。
6. Our house is set back from the road.
   我们的房子离公路有一段距离。
7. We don't consider it possible to set back the clock of history.
   我们认为要使历史的时针倒转是不可能的。
8. I don't know how far that set back China's modernization and development.
   我不知道让中国现代化建设和发展倒退需要用多长时间。
9. This has set back the whole programme of nuclear power in america.
   这推迟了美国的整个核能计划。
10. The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.
    由于天气恶劣，建筑计划延误了好几个星期。
11. The harvest was set back by bad weather.
    恶劣的天气使收割推迟了。
12. The problems arising in production set back his plan.
    生产中发生的问题，使他的计划延迟。
13. That was inexcusably stupid, and will set back your plans quite a bit.
    那是无法原谅地愚蠢，而且将相当向后地设定你的计划一点点。
14. She seemed better until her set back.
    她似乎好起来了，后来又退步了。
15. The project is set back six week by bad weather.
    因恶劣的天气该公司推迟了六周。
16. If all you say is true, won't this set back the flying saucer program several years?
    如果你说的正确，难道这样不会将飞碟计划延后几年吗？
17. It set back the invaders far more than our forces had.
    它比我们的部队远为有效地阻碍了入侵部队的推进。
18. The bad weather has already set back our building plan by two weeks.
    此句用现在完成时表明“恶劣的天气使我们的建筑计划耽搁了两个星期”。
19. Mussolini and his group set back the progress of Italy many years.
    墨索里尼一伙使意大利倒退了好多年。
20. Financial problems have set back our building programme.
    财务上出现的问题延误了我们的建设计划。
21. If I'm nothing else, I'm stubborn, and I refuse to roll over and give up because of a set back.
    如果我是没什么，我倔强，并且我拒绝滚动在和放弃由于集合。
22. He set back his watch three minutes.
    他将表拨慢了三分钟。
23. Please set back the hands of the clock one hour.
    请把钟拨慢一小时。
24. All their efforts at reform have been set back.
    他们所有的改革努力都遭受到挫折。
25. It set back the case for a more mature debate, he says.
    他说，令到一个更成熟的辩论的例子受挫。
26. A space set back or indented.
    使凹进或犬牙交错状的空间。
27. This result has set back their chances of winning the comjpetition.
    这个结果阻碍了他们赢得这次竞赛的机会。
28. Focus on commitment. don't give up after the first set back.
    关注承诺。不要因为一次受阻而放弃。
29. You want to get your TV set back, don't you? Yes, I do.
    你想您的电视机回来，不是吗？是的，我是这样想的。

verb

1. slow down the progress of
   1. His late start set him back

2. hold back to a later time
   1. let's postpone the exam

   Synonym:    postponeproroguehold overput overtableshelvedeferremitput off

3. cost a certain amount
   1. My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000

   Synonym:    knock backput back