词汇 | stonewall |
释义 | stonewall 1 ENTRIES FOUND: stonewall (verb) stonewall /ˈstoʊnˌwɑːl/ verb stonewalls; stonewalled; stonewalling stonewall /ˈstoʊnˌwɑːl/ verb stonewalls; stonewalled; stonewalling Learner's definition of STONEWALL : to refuse or fail to answer questions, to do what has been requested, etc., especially in order to delay or prevent something拖延;阻碍 [no object] They stonewalled until they could come up with a response.他们拖延到了想出对策为止。 They were just stonewalling for time.他们只是在拖延时间。 [+ object] (chiefly US) They're trying to stonewall the media/investigation.他们正试图阻碍媒体报道/调查。 We're trying to get the information, but we're being stonewalled.我们正试图获得信息,但受到了阻碍。 |
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