stonewalls的中文翻譯是什麼意思

stonewalls

/ˈstəʊnˌwɔ:lz/

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的第三人稱單數 ); 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

stonewalls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。

stonewalls場景例句

When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls.

當她不想面對某個問題的時候, 她就拖延.