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单词 stonewall
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stonewall
stnwɔːl ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl -wɔːl ˈstoʊnˌwɔl
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense stonewalls, present participle stonewalling, past tense , past participle stonewalled
VERB (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. (为隐瞒或逃避某事而)暂不作决定,迟迟不作答复,态度骑墙 [disapproval] [Also V on n]
  • The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment. [VERB]

    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。

  • He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals. [VERB noun]

    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。

stonewalling
  • 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。

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