stonewall

[US]/ˈstəʊn.wɔːl/
[UK]/ˈstoʊn.wɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi.通过冗长发言或拒绝回答问题等来拖延或妨碍议事;拒绝服从命令;在板球中以防守方式打球,通常是小心地打慢球;围以石墙
Word Forms
复数stonewalls
第三人称单数stonewalls
现在分词stonewalling
过去式stonewalled
过去分词stonewalled

Phrases & Collocations

stonewall tactics

拖延战术

stonewall defense

坚固防御

stonewall strategy

抵制策略

stonewall approach

阻挠方式

stonewall issue

问题阻碍

stonewall response

拒绝回应

stonewall policy

阻碍政策

stonewall meeting

会议阻挠

stonewall behavior

阻挠行为

stonewall effort

抵制努力

Example Sentences

the government decided to stonewall the investigation.

政府决定对调查采取拖延策略。

during the meeting, he tried to stonewall the questions.

在会议期间,他试图回避问题。

they stonewalled us when we asked for more information.

当我们要求更多信息时,他们对我们采取了拖延策略。

the ceo's stonewalling raised suspicions among the employees.

首席执行官的拖延策略引起了员工的怀疑。

she felt frustrated by his constant stonewalling.

她对他不断的拖延感到沮丧。

efforts to stonewall the project have failed.

对该项目的拖延努力已经失败。

stonewalling can damage trust in a relationship.

拖延策略可能会破坏关系中的信任。

the politician was accused of stonewalling the debate.

该政治家被指控在辩论中采取拖延策略。

he used stonewalling tactics to avoid answering.

他使用拖延策略来避免回答。

stonewalling is a common tactic in negotiations.

拖延是一种在谈判中常见的策略。

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