“setback”意思是“挫折;阻碍;倒退”,在句中可作名词,常出现在“suffer/experience a setback”“a major/serious setback”等结构中,用于描述遇到困难、发展受阻等情况。
挫折:指在追求目标或进行某项活动过程中遇到的困难、失败或不如意的事情,使进展受阻或暂时倒退。例如:The team suffered a setback when their star player got injured.(当他们的明星球员受伤时,球队遭遇了挫折。)
阻碍:表示对事物发展、进步产生妨碍作用的因素或情况。例如:The bad weather was a setback to the construction project.(恶劣的天气对建筑工程是一个阻碍。)
倒退:强调回到之前的状态或水平,有退步的意思。例如:The company's profits took a setback last quarter.(上季度公司的利润出现了倒退。)
作可数名词
“suffer/experience a setback”结构:用于表达某人或某事遭遇挫折。例如:She experienced a setback in her career when she was passed over for a promotion.(当她错过晋升机会时,她的职业生涯遭遇了挫折。)
“a major/serious setback”:用来描述严重的挫折。例如:The failure of the product launch was a major setback for the company.(产品推出的失败对公司来说是一个重大挫折。)
“setback to sth.”:表示对某事物的阻碍。例如:The economic crisis was a setback to the country's development plans.(经济危机对该国的发展计划是一个阻碍。)
常见搭配
“setback in sth.”:指在某个方面或领域遇到的挫折。例如:There has been a setback in the negotiations between the two companies.(两家公司之间的谈判遇到了挫折。)
“a temporary setback”:表示暂时的挫折。例如:Don't be discouraged by this temporary setback; we'll overcome it soon.(不要被这个暂时的挫折打倒,我们很快就会克服它。)