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stonewall

美 [ˈstoʊnwɔːl]英 [ˈstəʊnwɔːl]
  • 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);<主英>阻碍,妨碍;设置障碍;拖延;围以石墙
  • n.拖延,障碍

过去式: stonewalled 现在分词: stonewalling 过去分词: stonewalled 第三人称单数: stonewalls

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verb

VN 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)
(especially in politics) to delay a discussion or decision by refusing to answer questions or by talking a lot

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    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 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...

    政府只是在模棱两可地拖延时间,企图掩盖自己的政治窘态。

  • After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue.

    拖了 18 天后,他终于肯出来面对该问题了。

verb

1
engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist
2
obstruct or hinder any discussion
Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation
When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls

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  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。

  3. Donkeys outnumber cars in this landscape of tiny stonewalled fields .

    在这片以石墙隔出巴掌大的农田的乡村,驴子比汽车还多。

  4. Last time , Chinese officials are said largely to have stonewalled overseas regulators .

    上一次,中国官员据悉基本上把外国监管者拒之门外。

  5. Lee met that night with his top general , Stonewall Jackson .

    那天晚上,李与他的高级将领&史东旺·杰克逊会谈。

  6. And a lot of that progress can be traced back to Stonewall .

    而许多进步可以追溯到石墙酒吧。

  7. Harry , on the other hand , was going to Stonewall High , the local public school .

    哈利则去了斯德伍中学,这是一所当地的综合学校。

  8. The great Confederate General , Stonewall Jackson , was dead .

    伟大的同盟军将领,史东旺·杰克逊,逝世了。

  9. Stonewall said employers ' performance and attitudes had improved since it introduced the workplace index in 2005 .

    石墙表示,自该团体2005年开始编制工作环境指数以来,雇主的表现和态度都有了改善。

  10. Stonewalling for time in order to close the missile gap ( James Reston )

    拖延时间以弥补导弹方面的差距(詹姆斯赖斯顿)

  11. The way this guy 's stonewalling . Maybe he 's in on it .

    看这家伙拦阻,也许他有份儿。

  12. The interviewer accused the Minister of stonewalling on the issue of tax increases .

    采访者指责部长在增税问题上闭口不谈。

  13. Only two out of nine fire services that took part in the survey scored well enough to make it , said Stonewall .

    石墙表示,在参加调查的9家消防服务机构中,只有两家的得分足够进入前100名。

  14. For his last exam before graduation , Reid spoke about Civil War General Stonewall Jackson .

    在毕业前最后一次考试中,里德谈到了内战的“石墙”·杰克逊将军。

  15. Up the street came the rebel tread , Stonewall Jackson riding ahead .

    叛军的队伍从大街上走过来,斯通沃尔?杰克逊骑马走在前头。

  16. North Vietnamese stonewalling doomed Cambodia , however , to prolonged agony .

    然而北越人的拖延战术却使柬埔寨惨遭长期的磨难。

  17. According to Stonewall , about a quarter of gay employees hide their orientation from colleagues .

    石墙的数据显示,约四分之一的同性恋员工对同事隐瞒自己的性取向。

  18. If the Union force attacked before Stonewall Jackson got into position , Lee could not possibly hold it back .

    如果联盟军在史东旺·杰克逊达到目的前发起攻击,那么李将难以阻止它们(的攻击)。

  19. Stonewall will be our first national monument to tell the story of the struggle for LGBT rights .

    石墙酒吧将是第一个讲述同性恋权利斗争故事的国家纪念碑。

  20. I tried to find out who should be held responsible for the accident , but he stonewalled me .

    我试图去探寻谁应该对这件事情负责,但是他故意阻挠我。

  21. But both of them are stonewalling - they refuse to answer any questions at all .

    但是,这两人都拒绝回答任何问题,企图蒙混过去。

  22. And it 's what we celebrate at Stonewall - for our generation and for all those who come after us .

    为此我们在石墙纪念这段历史,传给我们同代人及所有后人。

  23. There 's a whole set of other people who believe that , by being aggressive and stonewalling , you 'll get a better political deal .

    有很多其他人认为,好斗一些、横加阻挠会带来条件更优厚的政治交易。

  24. and the folks who stood up for equality at Stonewall in New York - to better reflect the full history of our nation .

    和纽约为平等出头的石墙酒吧列入国家纪念馆,以更好地反映我们国家的历史。

  25. So this week , I 'm designating the Stonewall National Monument as the newest addition to America 's national parks system .

    所以这个星期,我正式认定石墙国家纪念碑成为美国国家公园系统的最新成员。

  26. NV still insists on stonewalling and spinning because the cost of owning up to the problem could very well sink the company .

    NV还在坚持搪塞和周旋这个事件,因为承认这个问题要付出的代价很可能让公司不得翻身。

  27. the folks at Stonewall , they were all angry .

    石墙事件的民众都很愤怒。

  28. That is where we stand now-NV is simply stonewalling everyone and the costs are adding up .

    这是我们现在的立场-NV公司只不过是拖延大家的成本加入了。

  29. If Nixon had wanted to adopted a stonewalling strategy on the summit he should not have let me go to moscow .

    如果尼克松要在最高级会谈问题上采取拖延策略,他本不应该派我到莫斯科去。

  30. Many of the things that had made theirmountain village magical - animals , old stonewalls , terraced hillsides -- aremissing .

    这个山村原本有很多神奇的东西,有可爱的动物,有古老的城墙,还有山间的梯田……但如今,这一切都荡然无存。