【六级单词】setback
Carl has pulled in his horns since that setback. 碰了钉子之后，卡尔收敛些了。/失败之后，卡尔收敛些了。
固定搭配：pull in one’s horn
At first everying went well with the project but recently we have had a number of setbacks with the machinery.
Carl has pulled in his horns since that setback. 碰了钉子之后，卡尔收敛些了。/失败之后，卡尔收敛些了。
固定搭配：pull in one’s horn
At first everying went well with the project but recently we have had a number of setbacks with the machinery.