stonewall
- 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
stonewall
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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。
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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。
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- engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
- The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist
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- 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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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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)
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The way this guy 's stonewalling . Maybe he 's in on it .
看这家伙拦阻,也许他有份儿。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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)。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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the folks at Stonewall , they were all angry .
石墙事件的民众都很愤怒。
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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。
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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。
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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。