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单词 setback
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setback
(setbæk ) also set-back
Word forms: setbacks
countable noun
A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made.
The move represents a setback for the peace process. [+ for/in/to]
He has suffered a serious setback in his political career.
Synonyms: hold-up, check, defeat, blow  
Collocations:
face a setback
No one needs to face this setback alone.
Times,Sunday Times
Although mostly positive, cloning also faces some setbacks in terms of ethics and human health.
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However, within two years, the party faced a setback when it won only 16 seats in the 1974 federal election.
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injury setback
But his latest injury setback has made him consider his retirement plans.
The Sun
It has been one injury setback after another.
Times, Sunday Times
So the injury setback could not have happened at a worse time.
The Sun
Alas, thereafter the injury setbacks and the celebrity lifestyle began to wreck his reputation.
Times, Sunday Times
His earlier career was oddly mixed, and not simply because he had injury setbacks.
Times, Sunday Times
minor setback
The following examples show how thinking in a rational way about minor setbacks can help you to fight off despair and keep on the right track.
Coping with Bulimia (1987)
Minor setbacks and delays turned into years of stalled progress.
THE STRATEGY MACHINE (2002)
There will be minor setbacks on the way.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
series of setbacks
And a series of setbacks this season, including visit to a specialist month, placed doubts his long-term future.
The Sun
The left-arm quick bowlers both feared their international careers were over after a series of setbacks.
The Sun
A series of setbacks left the yes campaign floundering, and a narrow no lead soon became a substantial one.
Times, Sunday Times
The series of setbacks that you're contending with may seem unfair.
Times, Sunday Times
After some equivocation, he agrees to the task, endures a series of setbacks, and ultimately achieves his goal.
Christianity Today
serious setback
No one can expect to live very long without experiencing a serious setback in one's life or in one's work.
THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
Recently, though, he has had genuine cause to feel low as his career has suffered its first serious setback.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Can monetary policy really avert a serious setback to the economy, no matter how big the cuts?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
severe setback
Time and again, the market experiences a severe setback over the summer months.
Times, Sunday Times
The move could be a severe setback to stem-cell research, however, and yesterday scientists from three universities involved in the project denounced what they saw as government capitulation to scaremongering.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite this severe setback, he went on to win the election.
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His success was achieved despite a severe setback at age 14 when doctors detected a heart murmur and recommended that he give up playing sport.
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In the 2001 election it lost its parliamentary representation, a severe setback for the party.
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significant setback
The failure of the negotiations marked a significant setback for the group.
Times, Sunday Times
United's players knew that this was a significant setback, not to mention a painful one.
Times, Sunday Times
His representatives are adamant that he will not be risked if it could result in a significant setback.
Times, Sunday Times
The return of direct rule would be seen as a significant setback for the peace process.
Times, Sunday Times
If he were to take the job, it would be a significant setback.
Times, Sunday Times
suffer a setback
The company did suffer a setback in 2008.
Houston Chronicle
Even natural justice itself may suffer a setback.
Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately it was about to suffer a setback.
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temporary setback
It may even be a temporary setback in your leadership.
Christianity Today
It seems to be a reasonable reaction to what looks like a temporary setback.
Times, Sunday Times
Was it a blip, a temporary setback on the seemingly inexorable march to world domination, or was it the beginning of the end, a portent of impending doom?
Times, Sunday Times
The chances are then that this temporary setback will simply serve as a trigger for the industry to extend its horizons.
Times, Sunday Times
Others see the loss of their red box merely as a temporary setback.
Times, Sunday Times
unexpected setback
After another unexpected setback, their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals are back in the balance.
Times, Sunday Times
Unexpected setbacks arise out of the blue and have to be dealt with instantly.
The Sun
Unexpected setbacks mean rescheduling social plans but, being the type of sign who can think on your feet, that will be no problem.
The Sun
That means unexpected setbacks may be more dangerous than for a diversified business.
Times, Sunday Times
But unexpected setbacks have been common among the elite quartet.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 挫折
Japanese: 妨げ
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