setback
US
UK setback n: ([sth]: impedes, slows)
SC 阻碍 zǔ ài
TC 阻礙
TC 阻礙
SC 挫折 zǔ ài，cuò zhé
TC 挫折
TC 挫折
SC 退步 zǔ ài，tuì bù
The project suffered a setback when one of the key workers had to take two months off work due to illness.
项目关键员工之一因病休假两个月，对项目进展造成了阻碍。
setback n: US (distance from building line)
SC 退缩, 缩进
With buildings in urban spaces, setbacks ensure that natural light is not completely blocked out.
set [sb] back vtr + adv: (hinder progress of)
SC 阻碍 zǔ ài
TC 阻礙
TC 阻礙
It really set me back when I lost my job.
丢了工作，让我真的很受挫。
set [sb] back [sth] vtr + adv: (cost: a certain sum)
SC 花费 huā fèi
TC 花費
TC 花費
This repair work is likely to set me back more than £500.
这项修理服务可能需要花费500多英镑。
set [sth] back vtr + adv: (schedule for later)
SC 推迟 tuī chí
TC 推遲
TC 推遲
The boss set the meeting back to give people more time to complete their reports.
老板将会议推迟，让大家有更多时间完成报告。
set [sth] back [sth], set [sth] back by [sth] vtr + adv: (delay by a given time)
SC 把…推迟
We can set the appointment back a few days if you can't make it tomorrow.
如果你明天来不了，我们可以将预约推迟几天。
set back adj + adv: (positioned further back, recessed)
SC 处于不突出处的
SC 在...后面的
When you look at the garden you'll see that the birch tree's set back against the fence.
参观花园时，你会看到那棵白桦树靠在篱笆上。