stonewall
英 [ˌstəʊnˈwɔ:l] 美 [ˈstoʊnˈwɔ:l]
stonewall基本释义
v.阻碍议事;妨碍;[体]打防守球
stonewall用法及例句
v.(动词)小心翼翼地打球妨碍或阻碍防守挡
stonewall音标
英 [ˌstəʊnˈwɔ:l]
美 [ˈstoʊnˈwɔ:l]
stonewall基本释义
v.阻碍议事;妨碍;[体]打防守球
stonewall用法及例句
v.(动词)
小心翼翼地打球
妨碍或阻碍
防守挡击
【体】打防守球
拖延(阻碍)议事
设置障碍
拒绝执行命令
拒绝合作
n.(名词)
难于逾越的障碍
妨碍行为
verb
1. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
e.g. The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist
2. obstruct or hinder any discussion
e.g. Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigationWhen she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls
1. (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.
e.g. The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment...*府只是在模棱两可地拖延时间,企图掩盖自己的*治窘态。e.g. 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*温和的建议都企图阻拦。
stonewallingAfter 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。1. 斯通沃尔:例如1989 年的作品<>,这是一幅画在谢里丹广场(Sheridan Square)广告牌上(20 多年前在附近发生了斯通沃尔(Stonewall)暴动),画中开列出了一系列影响同性恋群体的重要事件,这些事件以年代顺序列出,
2. 慎重的打球:stonemason 石工 | stonewall 慎重的打球 | stonewalling 石墙
3. 搪塞:84.stick-in-the-mud 顽固守旧分子 | 85.stonewall 搪塞 | 86.straight from the horse's mouth 可靠地
Oh, sure, we can..talk to them, but they'll stonewall for a while and then what?
出自:T. Clancy
近义词
临近词
thwart反对
forbid禁止
resist抵制
avoid避免
stall栅栏
rebuff断然拒绝
impede妨碍
refuse拒绝
hold off不使挨近
block街区
obstruct阻隔
hold back阻碍
put off不安
evade逃避
delay耽搁
stone breaker
stone support
stone-fruit
stone cutting
stoney
stone cistern
stone grinder
stone lantern
stone-horse
stone casting
stone removal
stone
相关列句
The defense claims that the prosecution and the LABS they employ stonewall 'discovery requests.(辩方主张控方和他们雇用的实验室都妨碍了辩方的发现请求。)
He got the name "Stonewall" at the Battle of Bull Run in the summer of eighteen sixty-one.(在1861年夏的布尔朗战役中,他获得了“石墙(斯通威尔)”的称号。)
'Stonewall is marketed as a' refreshing Wintergreen blend, 'a' robust Natural tobacco blend 'and a' fresh brewed Java blend.(石墙品牌作为‘清新的冬青混合口味’以及‘强劲的自然烟草混合味道’和‘新鲜的酿制爪哇混合味道’的产品销售。)
The gay and lesbian rights group, Stonewall, sees outing as completely unhelpful.(男女同性恋权利团体“石墙”认为揭露同性恋身份是完全无用的。)
Carved stonewall fountains make a welcome addition to modern rectangular architecture, while a white marble fountain may complement a formal Southern estate.(雕花石墙喷泉作出对现代矩形建筑受欢迎,而白色大理石喷泉可以补充一个正式的南屋。)
On June 28, 1969, police officers raided the Stonewall Inn which immediately sparked a series of violent protests.(翻译:1969年6月28日,**突袭了石墙酒吧,这立即引发了一系列剧烈的反抗。)
They stonewall their partner, holding all of their feelings inside them, except when threatening to explode like a volcano.(他们与伙伴们筑起围,压抑自己的感受,除非他们的害怕足以使到火山爆发。)
Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead.(叛*的队伍从大街上走过来,斯通沃尔·杰克逊骑马走在前头。)
I want you to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth amendment Richard m.(我要你抵制它,让他们请求第五次修改理查德m。)
I can't give stonewall guarantee that we'll be able to hold onto him.(我不能保证阻止这个,但我能劝他尽力留下来。)