| 单词 | stonewall |
| 释义 | stonewall (stoʊnwɔːl , US -wɔːl ) Word forms: stonewalls , stonewalling , stonewalled verb 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. [disapproval] The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment. [VERB] He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals. [VERB noun] stonewalling uncountable noun After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue. |
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