set back

set back

推迟, 延缓, 使花费

例句与用法：

Work on the new theatre has been set back three months.

兴建新剧院的工作误了三个月。

Financial problems have set back our building programme.

财务上出现问题延误了我们的建设计画。

Difficulties in raising money have set back our building program.

集资的困难使我们的建筑计划受到了阻碍。

The heavy rain set back the building of the road by two weeks.

这场大雨使道路的修建延缓了两星期。

The cold weather set back the planting by two weeks.

寒冷的天气使插秧推迟两个星期。

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使受挫折

The bad weather will set back our building plans.

恶劣的天气将使我们的施工计划延后。