柯林斯詞典setback /?s?tb?k/ (setbacks) 1. N-COUNT A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made. 挫折; 倒退[oft N 'for/in/to' n] The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process. 此舉意味著中東和平進(jìn)程的倒退。 返回 setback劍橋詞典something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing 挫折；障礙 Sally had been recovering well from her operation , but yesterday she experienced /suffered a setback. 薩莉手術(shù)后一直恢復(fù)良好，但昨天她的病情再度復(fù)發(fā)。 There has been a slight /temporary setback in our plans . 我們的計劃遭到了一點(diǎn)兒／暫時的挫折。 也見 set sth/sb back set sth back 返回 setback