severe setback; heavy blow; to deal a heavy blow
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to deal a severe blow to; to heavily frustrate or thwart; to inflict serious damage on
formalCommonly used in formal, written, or news contexts to describe significant damage to economies, military forces, plans, or morale. Often appears in passive constructions with 受到 or 遭受.
Lián连
nián年
zhàn战
huǒ火
shǐ使
gāi该
guó国
jīng经
jì济
shòu受
dào到
zhòng重
cuò挫
。
Years of war have dealt a severe blow to that country's economy.
Cǐ此
cì次
cǎn惨
bài败
zhòng重
cuò挫
le了
qiú球
duì队
de的
shì士
qì气
。
This crushing defeat severely damaged the team's morale.
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Tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
zhèng政
cè策
biàn变
dòng动
ràng让
gōng公
sī司
gǔ股
jià价
zāo遭
shòu受
zhòng重
cuò挫
。
The sudden policy change caused the company's stock price to suffer a heavy blow.
noun
severe setback; heavy blow; serious defeat
formalRefers to the state or instance of being severely thwarted or damaged.
Duì对
yú于
chū初
chū出
máo茅
lú庐
de的
chuàng创
yè业
zhě者
lái来
shuō说
，
zhè这
shì是
yī一
cì次
bì必
yào要
de的
zhòng重
cuò挫
。
For an entrepreneur just starting out, this was a necessary setback.