stonewalling
- n. （不可数，常含贬义）故意拖延，回避，拒绝合作，多指以拖延或不配合阻碍议程或进程
- v. 拖延，回避，拒绝答复（stonewall 的现在分词/动名词）
网络释义专业释义英英释义
stonewalling [ 'stəunwɔ:liŋ ]
- n. stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
stonewall /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl/ ( stonewalling, stonewalled, stonewalls )
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V-T/V-I 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. 迟迟不答复; 拖延作决定 [表不满]
例：The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment.
政府只是在故意拖延，企图掩盖其政治窘态。
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stonewalling N-UNCOUNT
例：After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue.
拖延了18 天后，他终于出来面对问题了。
双语例句权威例句
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After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue.
拖延了18 天后，他终于出来面对问题了。
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It usually happens if the person stonewalling doesn't want to hear what's being said, either because they are afraid of it or can't deal with it, or both.
如果设置交流障碍的一方不想听对方说什么，通常就会发生这种情况。他们要么是因为害怕，要么是没办法解决问题，或者二者皆有。
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After years of stonewalling, Iran's centrifuge answers will be an indication of whether it will now co-operate with inspectors, though it could stop at any point.
几年来，伊朗都拒绝做出解释，现在它对于其离心机的解释将会证明它是否会与检查人员合作，虽然它可以随时中止这种合作。
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