set back
短语
大学
停止; 逆转
发音
AU
词形变化
sets back
三单
sets back
setting back
setting back
现在分词
释义与例句
v.
-
1.
To delay or obstruct.
及物I expect it will set us back by a day or so, but I think a side trip will be worthwhile.
Having the mindset that you "can't" reach your goals is only going to set you back.
-
2.
To remove from or allow distance.
及物Set it back from the road by twenty or thirty feet.
-
3.
To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess.
及物The statue was set back in a niche.
-
4.
To cost money.
花费
习语 及物How much do you suppose that fancy dress set her back?
-
5.
To reverse, go backwards.