setback 的意思是挫折、挫敗。
The British Parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposed Brexit deal on Tuesday, delivering a setback for U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May. 英國議會星期二以絕對多數(shù)票否決了英國脫歐協(xié)議的提案,給英國首相特蕾莎·梅帶來挫敗。
A fall in consumer spending in December is a further setback for Britain's retail industry, which is already grappling with higher costs and disruption from a possible no-deal Brexit. 英國12月份消費者支出下降給其零售業(yè)帶來更大的困難,英國零售業(yè)已經(jīng)在窮于應對成本增高的問題和有可能無協(xié)議脫歐帶來的破壞。