stonewall
英[ˌstəʊn'wɔːl]
美['stoʊn'wɔːl]
- v. 阻碍议事；妨碍；[体]打防守球
GRE
详细释义
- 小心翼翼地打球
- <英口>妨碍或阻碍
- 防守挡击
- 【体】打防守球
- 拖延（阻碍）议事
- 设置障碍
- 拒绝执行命令
- 拒绝合作
- 难于逾越的障碍
- 妨碍行为
v. (动词)
英英释义
Verb:
-
obstruct or hinder any discussion;
"Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"
"When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
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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
- 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。
用作动词 (v.)
用法讲解
- stone wall 石墙,石围栏...
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