| 词汇 | obstructionist |
| 释义 | obstructionist adjective formaldisapprovinguk /əbˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪst/ us /əbˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪst/ intentionally trying to stop or slow down an official process: 蓄意阻挠的 obstructionist policies/tactics蓄意阻挠的政策/手段 They have accused the other party of being obstructionist.他们指责对方是在故意阻挠。 See obstructionism She didn't want to be obstructionist. He called them obstructionist for delaying the decision. Environmental groups have used obstructionist tactics. Unhelpful and Uncooperative awkward awkwardly awkwardness balky deterrent non-constructive non-cooperation non-cooperative obstructionism obstructive pre-emptive stiflingly stultifying stultifyingly unaccommodating uncooperativeness under your feetidiom unforthcoming unhelpful unhelpfully Examples of obstructionistobstructionist He continued to see himself as part of a vanguard modernist elite engaged in a crucial battle against a broad front of obstructionist conservative forces. The accompanying cost is that the absolute majority rule makes it harder to overcome obstructionist minorities who wish only to block legislation. But the same is true of an absolute multiplicand, which dampens the risk of affirmative minority opportunism while increasing the costs of organizing to overcome obstructionist minorities. It is similar to the days of early factory legislation, when the same kind of fussy obstructionist tactics were pursued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is perhaps unfairly charged with being obstructionist from the beginning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not suggesting anything radical, anything obstructionist, anything other than a very minimal, but nevertheless extremely important, piece of protection for the citizen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The retailer is certainly the obstructionist, but that is passed through to the wholesaler. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us face the fact that a bunch of obstructionists could hold up practically the whole of the government of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many meetings are being held with the organisations on points of difficulty, serious points, not obstructionist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not use the word "obstructionist" in any bad sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not like to be an obstructionist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most people are agreed on that, and no one wishes to be perversely obstructionist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Doctrinaire people who want to be pedantic and who say it cannot be done, are obstructionists and are not behaving as reasonable people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The speeches which were made were not in any sense filibustering or obstructionist speeches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to make a critical, obstructionist speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of obstructionist These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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