stonewalled的中文翻譯是什麼意思
stonewalled
v. （用冗長髮言或拒絕回答問題等）拖延[阻礙]議事，設定障礙( stonewall的過去式和過去分詞 ); 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
stonewalled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。
stonewalled的場景例句
He stonewalled against the motion.
他以冗長的演說阻撓了那項動議的透過。
Touch on anything in his personal life and you'll be stonewalled.
一旦觸及任何關於他私生活的事,你就得小心了.
Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation.
尼克松阻礙水門事件的調查.
I tried to find out who should be responsible for the accident, but he stonewalled me.
我想找出這意外事故應該由誰負責, 但他有意阻撓).