stonewall

英 [ˈstəʊnwɔːl]

美 [ˈstoʊnwɔːl]

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)

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

GRE

COCA.29016

牛津词典

verb

• 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

柯林斯词典

• 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 someonestonewalls, 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.
  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。

英英释义

verb

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• While GM opted for something approaching full disclosure of its missteps, publishing an report into company-wide fumbles, Japanese airbag maker Tanaka chose to stonewall. It left any remedies up to its beleaguered customers, notably Honda and Toyota.
  这家汽车制造商选择勇敢曝光自己的失误，并公开发布了一份自查报告。而日本气囊生产商高田公司却对气囊门三缄其口，转而把补救措施留给其深陷困境的客户本田和丰田来实施。
• Stonewall Jackson: I do not expect to survive to the end of this war; and, failing victory, I do not know that I would choose to.
  杰克逊将军：我不希望战争结束或者失败时还能幸存下来，我不知道将会选择什么。
• These dancing images frozen on the stonewall are not only reliable source materials of ancient Chinese dancing, but more important references and valuable resources for the research of the history, creation and performance of authentic Chinese dancing.
  这些静止在石壁上的舞蹈造型，既是古代舞蹈的信史资料，更是我们研究中国舞蹈历史和创作、表演中国民族舞蹈的重要参照和宝贵资源。
• Southern commanders included Thomas ( Stonewall) Jackson, Joseph Johnston, James Longstreet, and J.E.B. Stuart.
  当时南部邦联的指挥将领包括托马斯（斯顿威尔）约翰逊、约瑟夫约翰斯顿、詹姆斯朗斯特里特和J.E.B.斯图亚特。
• 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）。
• 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。
• Senior South Korean officials are now telling journalists the South may stiffen its policy toward the North even further soon, if North Korea continues to stonewall the investigation.
  韩国高级官员告诉记者，如果北韩继续阻止调查，韩国可能很快进一步对北韩采取强硬政策。
• 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。