set back1. delay the progress of sth. 延期；耽搁 * The snow this winter set back the building of our new house by two months. 今冬的一场雪使得我们新房子的修建耽搁了两个月。 * The harvest was set back by bad weather. 由于天气恶劣，收割推迟了。2. put back 拨回；使回转 * Let's set back the clock half an hour. 咱们把钟拨回半个小时。 * It's impossible to set back the clock of history. 要使历史车轮倒转是办不到的。3. cost 花费 * Her new boots set her back 70 dol lars. 她花了70美元买了双靴子。4. position well back 使缩进去 * The house is set back some distance from the street. 这房子造得离街面有一段距离。 |