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单词 knock something or someone back
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Every time we got rolling something came along to knock us back.
Synonyms
set back
delay
The passengers were delayed by bad weather.
hold up
hinder
Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies.
retard
Continuing violence will retard negotiations.
impede
Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers.
slow
Damage to the turbine slowed the work down.
See knock
Seeset something back

Nearby words of
knock something or someone back

  • knock something back
  • knock something down
  • knock something off
  • knock something or someone back
  • knock something out
  • knock-on effect
  • knockabout

Synonyms of 'knock something or someone back'

knock something or someone back

Additional synonyms

in the sense of retard
Definition
to delay or slow down (the progress or development) of (something)
Continuing violence will retard negotiations.
Synonyms
slow down,
check,
arrest,
delay,
handicap,
stall,
brake,
detain,
defer,
clog,
hinder,
obstruct,
impede,
set back,
encumber,
decelerate,
hold back or up
in the sense of slow
Definition
to decrease or cause to decrease in speed or activity
Damage to the turbine slowed the work down.
Synonyms
delay,
hold up,
hinder,
check,
restrict,
handicap,
detain,
curb,
retard,
rein in
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