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 今天我们要学的词是 setback¹.

 

setback 的意思是挫折、挫败。The British Parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposed Brexit deal on Tuesday, delivering a setback for U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May. 英国议会星期二以绝对多数票否决了英国脱欧协议的提案，给英国首相特蕾莎·梅带来挫败。

 

A fall in consumer spending in December is a further setback for Britain's retail² industry, which is already grappling with higher costs and disruption from a possible no-deal Brexit. 英国12月份消费者支出下降给其零售业带来更大的困难，英国零售业已经在穷于应对成本增高的问题和有可能无协议脱欧带来的破坏。

1 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。