stonewall单词什么意思_stonewall单词解释 stonewall的反义词stonewall的例句

不及物动词（用冗长发言或拒绝回答问题等）拖延[阻碍]议事，设置障碍; 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

1. 斯通沃尔：例如1989 年的作品无题(Untitled),这是一幅画在谢里丹广场(Sheridan Square)广告牌上(20 多年前在附近发生了斯通沃尔(Stonewall)暴动),画中开列出了一系列影响同性恋群体的重要事件,这些事件以年代顺序列出,

2. 慎重的打球：stonemason 石工 | stonewall 慎重的打球 | stonewalling 石墙

3. 搪塞：84.stick-in-the-mud 顽固守旧分子 | 85.stonewall 搪塞 | 86.straight from the horse's mouth 可靠地

1. (为隐瞒或逃避某事而)暂不作决定，迟迟不作答复，态度骑墙
If you say that someone stonewalls, you disapprove of them because they delay giving a clear answer or making a clear decision, often because there is something that they want to hide or avoid doing.

e.g. The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment...
政府只是在模棱两可地拖延时间，企图掩盖自己的政治窘态。
e.g. He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.
他这周竭力避免作出明确答复，甚至连一些最温和的建议都企图阻拦。

verb

1. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate

e.g. The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist

2. obstruct or hinder any discussion

e.g. Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation
When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls

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