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(guó)議會(huì)星期二以絕對(duì)多數(shù)票否決了英國(guó)脫歐協(xié)議的提案,給英國(guó)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(guó)12月份消費(fèi)者支出下降給其零售業(yè)帶來更大的困難,英國(guó)零售業(yè)已經(jīng)在窮于應(yīng)對(duì)成本增高的問題和有可能無(wú)協(xié)議脫歐帶來的破壞。