set back

phr

• ① 拨慢(时钟)
  • He set back his watch three minutes.他将表拨慢三分钟。

• ② 使向后倾
  • The dog set back its ears.那只狗把耳朵向后倾。

• ③ 使退后
  • The building is set well back from the street.这栋建筑物从街道后退不少。

• ④ 使迟来;阻碍;使挫折;使退步
  • Their plans were set back by the storm.他们的计划被暴风雨所延误。

• ⑤ 【口】使…破费…元(★不可用被动式)
  • A meal in that restaurant set him back two hundred dollars.在那家餐馆吃了一顿饭使他破费了两百美元。