stonewalling
英[s\'təʊnwɑ:lɪŋ]
美[s\'toʊnwɑlɪŋ]
基本释义
- n.
- 慎打，阻碍或妨碍议程，石墙
- v.
- （用冗长发言或拒绝回答问题等）拖延[阻碍]议事，设置障碍( stonewall的现在分词 ); 拒绝执行命令，拒绝服从命令; （板球中）打守势球，小心地打慢球
实用例句
After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue.
拖了18天后，他终于肯出来面对该问题了。
柯林斯例句
North Vietnamese stonewalling doomed Cambodia, however, to prolonged agony.
然而北越人的拖延战术却使柬埔寨惨遭长期的磨难.
辞典例句
Through the dinner, I was stonewalling.
吃饭的过程中, 我始终很谨慎.
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The witnesses ate stonewalling our investigation.
证人们阻碍着我们的调查.
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But both of them are stonewalling - they refuse to answer any questions at all.
但是,这两人都拒绝回答任何问题,企图蒙混过去.
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英英释义
Noun
1. stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate