| 单词 | set sth/sb back |
| 释义 | set sth/sb back set sth/sb back — phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (PRESENT TENSE setting, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE set) ► C1 to delay an event, process, or person: » The opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks.» A war would inevitably set back the process of reform.→ SEE ALSO SETBACK(Cf. ↑setback)Thesaurus+: ↑Delaying and wasting time |
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