stonewall的中文翻譯是什麼意思
stonewall
vi. （用冗長髮言或拒絕回答問題等）拖延[阻礙]議事，設定障礙; 拒絕執行命令，拒絕服從命令; （板球中）打守勢球，小心地打慢球
stonewall的柯林斯釋義
VERB(為隱瞞或逃避某事而)暫不作決定，遲遲不作答覆，態度騎牆
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...
政府只是在模稜兩可地拖延時間，企圖掩蓋自己的政治窘態。
He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.
他這周竭力避免作出明確答覆，甚至連一些最溫和的建議都企圖阻攔。
stonewall的英文釋義
Verb
1. obstruct or hinder any discussion;
- Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation
- When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls
2. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate;
- The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist
stonewall的場景例句
He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.
他這周竭力避免作出明確答覆，甚至連一些最溫和的建議都企圖阻攔。
The defense claims that the prosecution and the labs they employ stonewall'discovery requests.
辯方主張控方和他們僱用的實驗室都妨礙了辯方的發現請求.