set sth back (sth)

delay or hinder the progress of sth (by the specified time) 耽搁或阻碍某事物的进展（之时间）: 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. * Work on the new theatre has been set back three months. 兴建新剧院的工作误了三个月. set sb back sth (infml 口) cost sb (the specified amount of money) 使某人花费（某数量的钱）: The meal is likely to set us back 15 each. 这顿饭我们可能每人要花15英镑. set sth back (from sth) (often passive 常用於被动语态) place or situate sth (esp a building) at a distance from sth 将某物（尤指建筑物）置於距另一物一定距离处: The house is set well back from the road. 这所房子与公路很有一段距离.

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