| 释义 |
set sth/sb back
set sth/sb back — phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (PRESENT TENSE setting, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE set)
► C1 to delay an event, process, or person: » The opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks.» A war would inevitably set back the process of reform.→ SEE ALSO SETBACK(Cf. ↑setback)Thesaurus+: ↑Delaying and wasting time |