0 something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing -- 挫折；障礙
Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback. 莎莉手術後一直恢復良好，但昨天她的病情再度復發。
There has been a slight/temporary setback in our plans. 我們的計劃遭到了一點／暫時的挫敗。
Yet despite the initial optimism surrounding it, the commission almost immediately suffered setbacks.
He suffers early professional setbacks but emerges triumphant by the end of the novel because he has never compromised his own individuality.
But at the same time the suffrage campaign suffered setbacks.
Democratising the public sphere turned out to be a gradual process from within, encompassing a multitude of conflicts and setbacks.
Therefore, the manipulation of setbacks and building to building distances can directly influence social interactions.
Facing it were four divisions, three of which were downcast due to the previous successive setbacks.
Despite this setback, the reformers continued to push their case through an increasingly competitive and radical local press.
The disruption of war was just one setback.
