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单词 set back
释义 set back
I. transitive verb
1. : hinder, check, delay
 < the harvest was set back by bad weather >
2. : to cause (a timepiece) to indicate an earlier time
 < forgot to set his watch back on his trip west >
3. : to defeat (an opponent) with the effect that points are subtracted from the opposing score (as in a card game)
II. transitive verb
: cost
 < how much a diamond would set you back >
III. noun
: an offensive back in football who usually lines up behind the quarterback
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