set back
phrasal verbset something/somebody back
- to delay the progress of something/somebody by a particular time
使推迟;耽误;使延误 - The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.
天气恶劣,建筑计划延误了几个星期。
- The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.
set somebody back something
- [no passive] (informal) to cost somebody a particular amount of money
使花费;使破费 - The repairs could set you back over £200.
这次修理大概得花你 200 多英镑。
- The repairs could set you back over £200.
set something back (from something)
- [usually passive] to place something, especially a building, at a distance from something
使(建筑物等)与…拉开距离 - The house is set well back from the road.
这座房子离公路挺远。
- The house is set well back from the road.