单词	set sth/sb back
释义	English Business set sth/sb back — phrasal verb with set uk/set/us/set/verb present participle 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 Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Delaying and wasting time ado be on ice idiom bugger bugger about bugger sb about carry hold hold sb over *hold sb/sth* back hold sb/sth up hold up ice kick push retard retardation shelve sit** sit on sth *spin your* wheels idiom See more results » set sth/sb back — phrasal verb with set uk/set/usverb setting, set, set to delay an event or process:** A sustained rise in oil prices could set back the recovery. set sth back by sth The launch of the new version could be set back by at least a year.
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