| 词汇 | stonewall |
| 释义 | stonewall verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈstəʊn.wɔːl/ us /ˈstoʊn.wɑːl/ to stop a discussion from developing by refusing to answer questions or by talking in such a way that you prevent other people from giving their opinions: （以拒绝回答问题或阻止他人发表意见等方式）阻碍（议事），（为）（讨论）设置障碍 The interviewer accused the minister of stonewalling on the issue of tax increases.采访者指责部长闭口不谈增加税收的问题。 sports specialized in cricket, if a batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball) stonewalls, they defend a lot and do not try to score: It looked as if Australia might lose the game but the pair at the wicket stonewalled effectively throughout the afternoon session. The last man in stonewalled four medium pace deliveries. Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably fireproof flameproof frustration guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom preclude preclusion preclusive prejudice prevent scuttle smother suffocate You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cricket stonewall | American Dictionarystonewall verb[ I/T ] us/ˈstoʊnˌwɔl/ to prevent someone from discovering information by not being helpful or by refusing to answer questions: [ I ]If you refuse to be interviewed, or stonewall and make it difficult for us to do our job, you might face punishment later. Examples of stonewallstonewall The stonewalling subscale assesses an individual's refusal to work together with a partner toward conflict resolution. Because of the severity of conflict associated with problem drinking, stonewalling (emotional disengagement, withdrawal from the relationship) may therefore be a problem for such couples. All my questions were stonewalled. Stonewall meets terracotta floor and rough untreated timber roofing boards. It was complete even to the tin openers, but we were stonewalled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He seems to be on a sticky wicket today and is stonewalling against everything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that universities have been stonewalling against the technical colleges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have written to it about many of these matters and have received only stonewalling answers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One might argue about whether, when he stonewalls, he is reasonable or justified, but that he stonewalls cannot be in doubt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a firm attitude of government that has been represented throughout all our discussions—courteously entertained but stonewalled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Like his predecessor, he is already showing the skill to stonewall skilfully, despite his late entry into the match. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A good cricketer can score more runs by using good timing than by stonewalling for ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The incomplete state of the financial perspective must not be an excuse for stonewalling legislative proposals. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Some of his predecessors stonewalled on the issue for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope he is not going to stonewall tonight, but that he will be amenable and consider the very cogent arguments advanced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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