| 单词 | set back |
| 释义 | set back (once / 6090 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY set back: sets back, setting back USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s hard to imagine anything that would more quickly, decisively — and deservedly — set back the cause of school choice. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The new statues will be set back from the entrance to the bridge. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) In the year that saw the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, technical glitches set back several space missions — but there were also notable victories. Nature(Dec 15, 2016) 1 1v hold back to a later time Syn|Hypo|Hyper defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, shelve, table call stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather holdstop dealing with suspendrender temporarily ineffective probateput a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respitepostpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution delay act later than planned, scheduled, or required 2v slow down the progress of; hinder 2Hyper hinder, impede be a hindrance or obstacle to v cost a certain amount Syn|Hyper knock back, put back be, cost be priced at |
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