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1. But I have had a bad setback.
可是我遭受了一次大挫折。
2. He met with many a setback in his lifetime.
他一生中遭到过许多挫折。
3. The patient had a setback in her recovery.
病在她康复过程中发生了反复。
4. She seemed better until her set back.
她似乎好起来了，后来又退步了。
1. 倒退：近代社会,随着非洲与西方帝国的分裂,非洲的农业正面临着倒退(setback). 欧洲的百万富翁们、军政要员们以及科学家们带来了他们的欧洲谷类(cereal)譬如小麦和玉米,并且认为那些他们所不熟悉的非洲谷类都是劣等作物. 伴随着现代化的包装和广告,
1. 挫折;障碍
A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made.
e.g. The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process...
这个行动意味着中东和平进程受挫。
e.g. He has suffered a serious setback in his political career.
他的政治生涯遭遇了一次严重挫折。