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set back
set backn. Football An offensive back who lines up behind the quarterback.set back vb (tr, adverb) 1. to hinder; impede2. informal to cost (a person) a specified amount n 3. anything that serves to hinder or impede 4. (Architecture) a recession in the upper part of a high building, esp one that increases the daylight at lower levels 5. (Architecture) Also called: offset or setoff a steplike shelf where a wall is reduced in thickness Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | set back - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold overdelay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game"hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentencereprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution | | 2. | set back - slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" | | 3. | set back - cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"knock back, put backcost, be - be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" |
set 1verb1. To deposit in a specified place:lay, place, put, stick.2. To put in or assign to a certain position or location:emplace, install, locate, place, position, site, situate, spot.3. To alter for proper functioning:adjust, fix, regulate, tune (up).Music: attune.4. To arrange tableware upon (a table) in preparation for a meal:lay, spread.5. To place (a story, for example) in a designated setting:lay.6. To bring about or come to an agreement concerning:arrange, conclude, fix, negotiate, settle.7. To appoint and send to a particular place:assign, post, station.8. To calculate approximately:approximate, estimate, place, put, reckon.9. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something:aim, cast, direct, head, level, point, train, turn, zero in.Military: lay.10. To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass:clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, gelatinize, jell, jelly.11. To make or become physically hard:cake, concrete, congeal, dry, harden, indurate, petrify, solidify.phrasal verb
set aboutTo go about the initial step in doing (something):approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake.Informal: kick off.Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road.phrasal verb
set apartTo make noticeable or different:characterize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, individualize, mark, signalize, singularize.phrasal verb
set asideTo put an end to, especially formally and with authority:abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, nullify, vitiate, void.Law: extinguish.phrasal verb
set backTo cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:delay, detain, hang up, hold up, lag, retard, slow (down or up), stall.phrasal verb
set byTo reserve for the future:keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save (up).phrasal verb
set down1. To register in or as if in a book:book, catalog, enroll, inscribe, list, write down.2. To come to rest on the ground:alight, land, light, settle, touch down.phrasal verb
set forthTo state, as an idea, for consideration:advance, offer, pose, propose, propound, put forward, submit, suggest.phrasal verb
set off1. To be the cause of:bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, stir (up), touch off, trigger.Idioms: bring to pass, give rise to.2. To stir to action or feeling:egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.3. To endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable addition:adorn, beautify, embellish, enhance, grace.4. To act as an equalizing weight or force to:balance, compensate, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, offset.5. To make up for:balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, neutralize, offset, outweigh, redeem.phrasal verb
set out1. To go about the initial step in doing (something):approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake.Informal: kick off.Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road.2. To work out and arrange the parts or details of:blueprint, design, lay out, map (out), plan.3. To proceed in a specified direction:bear, go, head, make, strike out.phrasal verb
set toTo go about the initial step in doing (something):approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, start, take on, take up, undertake.Informal: kick off.Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road.phrasal verb
set up1. To raise upright:erect, pitch, put up, raise, rear, upraise, uprear.2. To bring into existence formally:constitute, create, establish, found, institute, organize, originate, start.3. Informal. To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another):treat.Informal: stand.Slang: blow.Idiom: stand treat.adjective1. Firmly established by long standing:confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, hard-shell, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, irradicable, settled.2. In a definite and final form; not likely to change:certain, firm, fixed, flat.3. Fixed and distinct from others:express, particular, special, specific.4. On an unwavering course of action:bent, decided, determined, fixed, intent, resolute.5. In a state of preparedness:ready.Informal: go.Slang: together.Idioms: all set, in working order.Translationsset (set) – present participle ˈsetting: past tense, past participle set – verb1. to put or place. She set the tray down on the table. 放置 放2. to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal. Please would you set the table for me? 擺上餐具 摆放餐具3. to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc). It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value. 訂定(價格、日期、限制) 给…定价，定（日期等） 4. to give a person (a task etc) to do. The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example. 請某人進行(某任務) 使某人做...事5. to cause to start doing something. His behaviour set people talking. 招致他人做某事 引起某人着手做某事6. (of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon. It gets cooler when the sun sets. (日、月)落下 （日、月）落，下沉 7. to become firm or solid. Has the concrete set? 凝固 凝固，凝结 8. to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function. He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m. 設定(鬧鐘) 调准（钟、表） 9. to arrange (hair) in waves or curls. 做頭髮 做头发10. to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring. 鑲上 镶嵌11. to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing. They set his broken arm. 接合(骨頭) （骨）接合 adjective1. fixed or arranged previously. There is a set procedure for doing this. 規定的 规定的2. (often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something). He is set on going. 準備好的，打算 做好准备的3. deliberate. He had the set intention of hurting her. 故意的 故意的4. stiff; fixed. He had a set smile on his face. 生硬的，不自然的 生硬的，不自然的 5. not changing or developing. set ideas. 打定主意的 固定的6. (with with) having something set in it. a gold ring set with diamonds. 鑲有…的 镶嵌…的 noun1. a group of things used or belonging together. a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen. 套 套2. an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals. a television/radio set. 收音機，電視機 收音机，电视机 3. a group of people. the musical set. 一群同好 一群同伴4. the process of setting hair. a shampoo and set. 做頭髮 做头发5. scenery for a play or film. There was a very impressive set in the final act. 佈景 布景6. a group of six or more games in tennis. She won the first set and lost the next two. (網球)一盤 （比赛中的）局或盘 ˈsetting noun1. a background. This castle is the perfect setting for a murder. 背景，環境 背景，环境 2. an arrangement of jewels in eg a ring. 鑲嵌 镶嵌3. music composed for a poem etc. settings of folk songs. 配樂 配乐ˈsetback noun a delay in progress. 挫折 挫折set phrase a phrase which always occurs in one form, and which cannot be changed. `Of no fixed abode' is a set phrase. 固定說法 固定词组ˈset-square noun a triangular instrument with one right angle, used in geometrical drawing etc. 三角板 三角板ˈsetting-lotion noun a lotion that is used in setting the hair. 頭髮定型液 发型定型液ˌset-ˈto an argument or fight. 爭吵，鬥毆 争吵，殴斗 ˈset-up noun an arrangement. There are several families living together in that house – it's a funny set-up. 安排 安排all set (often with to) ready or prepared (to do something); just on the point of (doing something). We were all set to leave when the phone rang. 準備就緒 准备就绪set about to begin. She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task? 著手 开始set (someone) against (someone) to cause (a person) to dislike (another person). She set the children against their father. 挑撥離間 挑拨离间.set aside to keep for a special use or purpose. He set aside some cash for use at the weekend. 預留另作他用 留出为...用set back to delay the progress of. His illness set him back a bit at school. 阻礙 阻碍set down (of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out. The bus set us down outside the post-office. (公車)停靠讓乘客下車 （公共汽车等）中途停车 set in to begin or become established. Boredom soon set in among the children. 開始蔓延，盛行 开始set off1. (sometimes with on) to start a journey. We set off to go to the beach. 出發 出发，动身 2. to cause to start doing something. She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again. 讓某人開始… 着手做某事3. to explode or ignite. You should let your father set off all the fireworks. 引爆，引燃 引爆，引燃 set (something or someone) on (someone) to cause (eg dogs) to attack (a person). He set his dogs on me. 放(狗)攻擊(某人) 怂恿，放…攻击… set out1. to start a journey. He set out to explore the countryside. 出發 出发2. to intend. I didn't set out to prove him wrong. 打算 企图set to to start to do something (vigorously). They set to, and finished the work the same day. 開始認真努力 认真开始干set up1. to establish. When was the organization set up? 創立 创立2. to arrange or construct. He set up the apparatus for the experiment. 安裝 装配set up camp to erect tents etc. They set up camp in a field. 搭起帳蓬等 搭起帐蓬等set up house to establish one's own home. He'll soon be earning enough to set up house on his own. 蓋自己的房子 建造自己的房屋set up shop to start a shop. 開設商店 开店，开业 set upon (also set on) to attack. He set upon me in the dark. 襲擊 袭击set back
set (someone or something) back1. To cost someone a specific amount of money. Getting the car fixed is going to set me back nearly a grand. It's estimated the failed product set the company back roughly $2 million. Wow, how much did those shoes set you back?2. To delay someone for a specific amount of time. That computer virus wiped out our data and set us back nearly a month in our work. He was supposed to arrive by 9, but the traffic jam set him back about an hour.3. To delay or hinder something. A series of conflicts within the administration has set healthcare reform back yet again.See also: back, setset someone back (some amount of money)to cost someone (an amount of money). This coat set me back about $250. That fancy dinner at the restaurant last night really set us back.See also: back, setset something back and put something backto set something, like a timepiece, to a lower number. (Put is less common.) It's that time of year when you must set your clocks and watches back! Set back your clock tonight. I have to put all the clocks back.See also: back, setset back1. Slow down the progress of, hinder, as in The project was set back by the frequent absences of staff members. [First half of 1500s] 2. Cost, as in That car set me back twenty thousand dollars. [Colloquial; c. 1900] 3. Change to a lower level or earlier time, as in We set back the thermostat whenever we go on vacation, or On October 10 we have to set back the clocks. [First half of 1600s] Set back the clock is also used figuratively to mean "return to an earlier era," as in He wished he could set back the clock to those carefree high-school days. Also see set forward. See also: back, setset backv.1. To construct something so that it is a certain distance away from the edge of some boundary. Used in the passive: All houses must be set back 100 feet from the lake. The second tier of the building is set back 10 feet.2. To slow down the progress of something; hinder something: Bad weather set the project back two weeks. The recent attacks have set back the peace process.3. To cost someone some amount of money: That coat set me back $1,000.4. To adjust some instrument or device to an earlier reading: Last fall, I forgot to set back my clock. The dealership set the odometer back and tried to sell the car as new.See also: back, setEncyclopediaSeeset byMedicalSeesetLegalSeeSetFinancialSeeOffsetset back
Related to set back: gloating, follow throughSynonyms for set backverb hold back to a later timeSynonyms- postpone
- prorogue
- put off
- defer
- shelve
- table
- put over
- remit
- hold over
Related Words- delay
- call
- hold
- suspend
- probate
- reprieve
- respite
verb slow down the progress ofRelated Wordsverb cost a certain amountSynonymsRelated Words |