stonewall

英[ˌstəʊn'wɔːl] 美['stoʊn'wɔːl]
  • v. 阻碍议事；妨碍；[体]打防守球
stonewaller stonewalled stonewalled stonewalling stonewalls
GRE

详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 小心翼翼地打球
    2. <英口>妨碍或阻碍
    3. 防守挡击
    4. 【体】打防守球
    5. 拖延（阻碍）议事
    6. 设置障碍
    7. 拒绝执行命令
    8. 拒绝合作
    n. (名词)
    1. 难于逾越的障碍
    2. 妨碍行为

英英释义

Verb:
  1. obstruct or hinder any discussion;

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

  2. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate;

    "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

双语例句

1. The gay and lesbian rights group, Stonewall, sees outing as completely unhelpful.
男女同性恋权益组织“石墙”认为公开揭露同性恋者身份毫无益处。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I want you to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment ( Richard M. Nixon )
我要你抵制它, 让他们请求第五次修改 ( 理查德M.尼克松 )

来自互联网

4. The defense claims that the prosecution and the labs they employ stonewall'discovery requests.
辩方主张控方和他们雇用的实验室都妨碍了辩方的发现请求.

来自互联网

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. I want you to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment.
      我要你抵制它，让他们请求第五次修改。

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