set-back

英 [set bæk]

美 [set bæk]

n.  挫折;障碍

复数：set-backs　

英英释义

noun

• structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
  Synonym:setoffoffset

双语例句

• The Feature of Earthquake Response of the Structures with Set-Back Towers
  收进结构的地震反应特征
• Although senior corporate figures have stated that WA's mining boom was enduring a "temporary set-back", some academics believe that, for now, the good times are over.
  虽然一些公司的高级官员曾表示，西澳大利亚州的矿业繁荣将会遇到“暂时的挫折”，但是一些专业人士认为，现在，好时候已经过去。
• The troops were thoroughly demoralized by this set-back.
  这一挫败使部队士气丧失殆尽。
• Completely recovered from an illness or set-back.
  从病或挫折中完全恢复。
• Engineering design for drop safety of set-back mechanisms
  后坐机构坠落安全性的工程设计
• This latest defeat constitutes a major set-back for the government.
  最近这次失败是政府受到的主要挫折。
• Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack's pre-season preparations suffered a set-back as he picked up a toe injury this week.
  由于切尔西中场巴拉克的脚趾受伤，他的季前热身将提前结束。
• Objective To study the clinical value of set-back tongue flap for repair of the defects following resection of tongue-base cancer.
  目的探讨舌体组织瓣后置修复舌根癌切除后缺损的临床应用价值。
• Japan's space ambitions have had a set-back after the failure of an engine in a test run
  一次试运行中的引擎失灵使得日本的太空梦想遭受了挫折。
• Nevertheless, during Iraq War in 2003, European Union was greatly divided between those favoring the war and those opposing it, making a serious set-back for Common Foreign and Security Policy that European Union had been fostering for years.
  然而，在2003年的伊拉克战争中欧盟内部却出现了“主战”和“主和”两个声音，使欧盟多年来极力呼唤的共同外交与安全政策严重受挫。