stonewalling

英 [ˈstəʊnwɔːlɪŋ]

美 [ˈstoʊnwɔːlɪŋ]

v.  防守挡击(政治上指通过沉默或冗长发言等手段阻碍议事或拖延决议)
stonewall的现在分词

COCA.39873

柯林斯词典

• 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 someonestonewalls, 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate

双语例句