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backset

🇬🇧 UK/'bækset/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A setback or relapse; water thrown back by a current or obstruction

挫折;倒退;回流

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
backrear part of the body, reverse side
+
setstem
=backset

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The team's backset in the championship match disappointed thousands of fans.

  • 2.

    His financial backset required restructuring his entire investment portfolio.

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