音标:[ˈstəʊnˌwɔ:lz] ;
v. (用冗长发言或拒绝回答问题等)拖延[阻碍]议事, 设置障碍( stonewall的第三人称单数 ); 拒绝执行命令, 拒绝服从命令; (板球中)打守势球, 小心地打慢球
v obstruct or hinder any discussion
v engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate

stonewall的用法和样例:

例句

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。

词汇搭配

  • stone wall石墙,石围栏...

经典引文

  • Oh, sure, we can..talk to them, but they'll stonewall for a while and then what?

    出自:T. Clancy
【近义词】

South Korean officials are revealing what details they have so far of last week's fatal shooting of a South Korean tourist by the North Korean military. The full picture of what actually happened remains incomplete, however - because the North refus

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