第三人稱(chēng)單數：stonewalls現在分詞：stonewalling過(guò)去分詞：stonewalled過(guò)去式：stonewalled
stonewall基本解釋
不及物動(dòng)詞（用冗長(cháng)發(fā)言或拒絕回答問(wèn)題等）拖延[阻礙]議事，設置障礙; 拒絕執行命令，拒絕服從命令; （板球中）打守勢球，小心地打慢球
stonewall網(wǎng)絡(luò )解釋
1. 斯通沃爾：例如1989 年的作品<>,這是一幅畫(huà)在謝里丹廣場(chǎng)(Sheridan Square)廣告牌上(20 多年前在附近發(fā)生了斯通沃爾(Stonewall)暴動(dòng)),畫(huà)中開(kāi)列出了一系列影響同性戀群體的重要事件,這些事件以年代順序列出,
2. 慎重的打球：stonemason 石工 | stonewall 慎重的打球 | stonewalling 石墻
3. 搪塞：84.stick-in-the-mud 頑固守舊分子 | 85.stonewall 搪塞 | 86.straight from the horse's mouth 可靠地
stonewall詞典解釋
1. (為隱瞞或逃避某事而)暫不作決定，遲遲不作答復，態(tài)度騎墻
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.
e.g. The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment...
政府只是在模棱兩可地拖延時(shí)間，企圖掩蓋自己的政治窘態(tài)。
e.g. He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.
他這周竭力避免作出明確答復，甚至連一些最溫和的建議都企圖阻攔。
stonewall英英釋義
verb
1. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
e.g. The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist
2. obstruct or hinder any discussion
e.g. Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation
When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls