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 troops were thoroughly demoralized by this set-back.
  这一挫败使部队士气丧失殆尽。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Feature of Earthquake Response of the Structures with Set-Back Towers
  收进结构的地震反应特征
• The defeat constitutes a major set-back for our diplomacy.
  这一失败是我们外交上的一次较大的挫折。
• A typical cable dome was analysed and the prestress value was computed with this method. Calculation of the Distribution of Effective Prestressing Force and the Set-back Amount of a Loop Prestressed Cable
  应用这一方法对一典型的辐射形索穹顶算例进行分析，得到了其初始预应力分布环形预应力束的有效预应力分布及回缩量计算
• As everybody saw in the first half against Tottenham, we had bounced back from the set-back against Barcelona and just got on with it.
  因为大家都看见在对托特纳姆的上半场比赛中，我们从对巴萨的阴影中恢复过来并延续下去。
• I understand the frustration caused by the set-back to treasured hopes and plans.
  我也体会到这影响了人们的希望和计划，使人们产生挫败感。
• Even a minor set-back will serve your best interests.
  甚至一个小幅的停顿都能给你带来最好的效益。
• Despite the Xugong set-back, some industry executives think the medium-term prospects for private equity in China are still encouraging.
  尽管凯雷收购徐工机械的交易受挫，但一些业内高管认为，私人股本在中国的中期前景仍然令人鼓舞。