- a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents something, or makes a situation worse挫折；阻碍
- The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.最优秀的队员受了伤，使得这支队伍的实力大打折扣。🔊🔊
- The breakdown in talks represents a temporary setback in the peace process.谈判破裂意味着和平进程暂时受阻。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- Don't be put off by any early setbacks.不要因任何早期挫折而推迟。
- That would represent a huge setback in the fight to change our criminal justice system.那将会是在刑事司法体制改革中遇到的重大挫折。
- a further setback for the coal industry煤炭业的又一挫折
- a serious setback to his chances of re-election他连任成功的一大阻碍
Topics Difficulty and failurec1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective… of setbacksverb + setbackprepositionSee full entry