释义 |
stonewalling in American English (ˈstounˌwɔlɪŋ) nounthe act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, esp. to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information Word origin [1875–80; stonewall + -ing1]Examples of 'stonewalling' in a sentencestonewalling At the moment it's just frustration and stonewalling all round.The players themselves are responsible for the stonewalling in their game.Fame has been born from frustration; popular art spawned by bureaucratic stonewalling.I am deeply ashamed of my own university for this craven stonewalling.Stonewalling may be a natural reaction.I kept that promise, but since then it has just been stonewalling and nothing.Contempt, defensiveness, criticism and stonewalling are the four guaranteed destroyers, by the way.Stonewalling - refusing to answer any confrontational questions and staying silent in difficult situations. |