单词 | stonewall |
释义 | stonewallWord family adjectivestonedstonelessstonenstonystone-coldstone-facedstonegroundstonewashednounstonerstoninessstoningStone Agestoneboatstoneborerstonebrashstonebreakstonecaststonechatstone circlestonecropstonecutterstonecuttingstonefishstoneflystonehandstonehorsestonemasonstonemasonrystoneragstoneshotstonewallerstonewallingstonewarestoneworkstonewortstoneadverbstonilyverbstonewall stone·wall /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl $ ˌstoʊnˈwɒːl/ verb [intransitiveI] DELAYto delay a discussion, decision etc by talking a lot and refusing to answer questions 〔用冗长的发言和拒绝回答问题的办法〕拖延[阻碍]议事[作出决定] Examples from the Corpus stonewall• His immediate response was to stonewall.• The overall government line was to stonewall international pressure for pollution curbs, pending more research. Stonewalln na British organization that works to improve the legal rights of homosexual men and women, and to persuade politicians to change any laws that treat homosexuals unfairly |
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