set back

• The house is set back some distance from the main street
  这房屋离大街有一段距离。
• The cold weather set back the planting by two weeks
  寒冷的天气使插秧推迟两个星期。
• The crisis set back the entire economy of that country
  那次危机使那个国家的经济全面衰退。
• She seemed better until her set back
  她似乎好起来了，后来又退步了。
• His low test grade will set back his graduation date
  他成绩太低，因此毕业日期将会往后挪。
• Their plans were set back by the storm
  他们的计划被暴风雨所延误。
• The harvest was set back by bad weather
  恶劣的天气使收割推迟了。
• 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。
• Let ' s set back the clock half an hour
  咱们来把钟拨回半个钟头。
• 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。