stonewalled的中文翻译是什么意思
stonewalled
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的过去式和过去分词 ); 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
stonewalled的柯林斯释义
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.
The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment...
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.
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。
stonewalled的场景例句
He stonewalled against the motion.
他以冗长的演说阻挠了那项动议的通过。
Touch on anything in his personal life and you'll be stonewalled.
一旦触及任何关于他私生活的事,你就得小心了.
Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation.
尼克松阻碍水门事件的调查.
I tried to find out who should be responsible for the accident, but he stonewalled me.
我想找出这意外事故应该由谁负责, 但他有意阻挠).