stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
双语例句
1. After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue.
拖延了18天后，他终于出来面对问题了。
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2. The witnesses ate stonewalling our investigation.
证人们阻碍着我们的调查。
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3. Stonewalling or avoiding conflicts is NOT managing them.
拖延或回避冲突不是处理问题的方法。
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4. That is where we stand now - NV is simply stonewalling everyone and the costs are adding up.
这是我们现在的立场-N V公司只不过是拖延大家的成本加入了。
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5. The stonewalling, denials and partner gagging is simply a last-ditch attempt at wallet covering.
该拖延，抵赖和合作伙伴噎，简直是尽最后的尝试，包括钱包。
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6. Gates and company were defiant, to the point of stonewalling regulators and refusing to take the charges seriously.
盖茨和公司目中无人，到了阻碍监管机构并且拒绝认真对待指控的地步。
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7. The use of anger predicted cardiovascular problems, and "stonewalling" musculoskeletal problems such as bad backs.
发怒预示了心血管问题，“拖延”预示了背痛等肌肉骨骼问题。
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8. 'I'm not stonewalling,' Mr. Hayward said. 'I simply was not involved in the decision-making process' before the explosion.
唐熙华说，我不是妨碍调查，我只是没有参与爆炸前的决策过程。
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9. NV still insists on stonewalling and spinning because the cost of owning up to the problem could very well sink the company.
NV还在坚持搪塞和周旋这个事件，因为承认这个问题要付出的代价很可能让公司不得翻身。
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10. Both Mr Geithner and the White House deny the rumours, but the constant battle with a stonewalling opposition has surely taken a toll.
而无论是盖特纳本人还是白宫均否认了该谣言，但是不断与反对意见的斗争想必确实带来了一定的损害。
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11. Are you stonewalling the general 'cause it's good For the team here, or are you protecting the woman Who popped you out lo these many years ago, huh?
你这么搪塞将军是为了我们这群人好了还是为了保护那个N年前一脚把你蹬开的女人的，哈？
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12. It usually happens if the person stonewalling doesn't want to hear what's being said, either because they are afraid of it or can't deal with it, or both.
13. After years of stonewalling, Iran's centrifuge answers will be an indication of whether it will now co-operate with inspectors, though it could stop at any point.
14. This year they looked at the use of negative strategies such as anger or stonewalling responses to conflict, and found that these predicted health-related changes over time in specific ways.
15. This year they looked at the use of negative strategies such as anger or stonewalling responses to conflict, and found that these predicted health-related changes over time in specific ways.
