使花费;使破费;使(建筑物等)与…拉开距离
set sb back sth口语
使花费;使破费
to cost sb a particular amount of money
The repairs could set you back over £200.这次修理大概得花你 200 多英镑。
set sth back (from sth)
使(建筑物等)与…拉开距离
to place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth
The house is set well back from the road.这座房子离公路挺远。
set sth / sb back
使推迟;耽误;使延误
to delay the progress of sth / sb by a particular time
The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.天气恶劣,建筑计划延误了几个星期。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版