英语释义

• an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

片语

setback land把地界后移

frustration挫折

clawback回收款（尤指政府征税）；弥补性收入

setback viscosity消减值

setback days拨回天数

Setback Theory挫折理论

setback zone海岸后置带

Rear SetBack后退缩角

frustration setback失利

英汉例句

• he may have suffered a blow after being forced to compromise with the republican party over tax cuts but president obama has not let the setback affect his christmas.

  奥巴马总统可能因为被迫同意共和党削减税收而受到打击，但是他没有让这个挫折影响他的圣诞节。

• but all it took was the smallest setback for me to be sure that i was utterly worthless.

  但只要一遇到小小的挫折，我就感觉自己是个彻头彻尾的窝囊废了。

• he may have suffered a blow after being forced to compromise with the republican party over tax cuts but president obama has not let the setback affect his christmas.

  奥巴马总统可能因为被迫同意共和党削减税收而受到打击，但是他没有让这个挫折影响他的耶诞节。

• to allow this form of tb to become widespread would be a setback of epic proportions.

  如果这种形式的结核病广泛传播，就将是一个极大规模的挫折。

• but the notion that his departure is a victory for the extremists and a setback for their enemies is wrong.

  有种观点认为，穆沙拉夫的离任是极端分子的胜利，对其政敌也是一种挫折。但这是错误的。

• any storm would be a frustrating setback as the british energy giant may be within days of permanently plugging the well, which began leaking after a deadly explosion on april 20.

  任何风暴对要在数天内对漏油井永久封盖的英国能源巨头来说都是令人沮丧的挫折，漏油开始于四月20日的致命性的爆炸之后。

• one minor setback is nothing if you really want something and are willing to work for it.

  如果你真的想要它，并且愿意为它付出，那么这一点小小的挫折不算什么。

• the snub was the latest setback in a relationship undergoing strains on several fronts.

  中澳关系已在多方面绷紧，这次冷怠使双方关系再度受挫。

• don’t allow one slipup, or setback from the outside, influence you to erase all the progress you’ve made.

  不要让外界的一次错误或挫折影响你放弃所有你已经取得的进步。

• there is a way to be lucky. it involves a positive attitude, hard work, observation, preparedness, action and a willingness to see every setback as a learning opportunity and a step towards success.

  有那么一条通往幸运之路，它伴随着积极的态度、努力地工作、入微的观察、时刻準备，采取行动，愿意把每次挫折视为学习机会，再加上通向成功的一步。

• prices plummeted in the wake of the lehman brothers collapse in 2008 but the setback was short-lived.

  2008年，葡萄酒价格曾随着雷曼兄弟的崩溃骤然下跌，但那只是短暂的挫折。

• every setback was attributed to temporary factors — it’s the greeks!

  每一次的挫折都被归结为临时的因素——是希腊人！

• she views every minor setback as a disaster.

  她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

• this is a disappointing and unexpected setback in the search for a safe and effective microbicide that can be used by women to protect themselves against hiv infection.

  在寻找安全有效的杀微生物剂用于妇女保护自己避免艾滋病毒感染的过程中，这是一次令人失望和未预见到的挫折。

• hence, to my mind, the girl in the wheelchair is the strongest, for she did not abandon life due to the great setback but struggles to live, fighting with her fate.

  所以，在我看来，那位轮椅上的小女孩是最坚强的，她没有因为生活中的挫折而轻生，而是顽强地活下来，和命运抗争。

• despite its recent setback in somalia, it still wants to assert its claim to be a regional player.

  尽管最近在索马里受挫，但厄仍希望声称其成为区域游戏者的要求。

• but instead of seeing the setback as something discouraging, just accept it as a part of the journey.

  把挫折看做是你人生旅途的一部分，而不是把它视作为令人沮丧的东西。

• the setback is an ominous sign for an economy already facing a severe test in 2011, as the government’s fiscal retrenchment moves from plans in whitehall to reality on the ground.

  随着政府的财政削减计划从白厅的草案到一项项开始落实，这次的受挫对于在2011年已经面临严峻考验的英国经济体来说是不祥之兆。

• this reversal has been a setback on your journey but think of it as a diversion rather than a halt.

  这次的不如意是你旅途中的挫折，但请把它看成一个拐点而不是终点吧。

• it is an unexpected setback in her fortunes.

  这是她好运中的一次意外的挫折。

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