stonewall

英 [ˈstəʊnwɔːl]

美 [ˈstoʊnwɔːl]

v.  防守挡击(政治上指通过沉默或冗长发言等手段阻碍议事或拖延决议)

复数：stonewalls　现在分词：stonewalling　过去式：stonewalled　第三人称单数：stonewalls　过去分词：stonewalled　

GRE

COCA.29016

牛津词典

verb

• 防守挡击（政治上指通过沉默或冗长发言等手段阻碍议事或拖延决议）
  (especially in politics) to delay a discussion or decision by refusing to answer questions or by talking a lot

柯林斯词典

• VERB (为隐瞒或逃避某事而)暂不作决定，迟迟不作答复，态度骑墙
  If you say that someonestonewalls, 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.
  1. The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment...
     政府只是在模棱两可地拖延时间，企图掩盖自己的政治窘态。
  2. He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.
     他这周竭力避免作出明确答复，甚至连一些最温和的建议都企图阻拦。

英英释义

verb

• engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
  1. The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist
• obstruct or hinder any discussion
  1. Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation
  2. When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls

双语例句

• But I have to be realistic in that if a top player is in form and doing well then he will be coveted by the other clubs. I can't give stonewall guarantee that we'll be able to hold onto him.
  但是我必须很清醒很现实的意识到如果一个顶级球员状态良好表现优秀，那他必定会招来其他球队的觊觎，我不能百分之百的保证我们能够留住他。
• Senior South Korean officials are now telling journalists the South may stiffen its policy toward the North even further soon, if North Korea continues to stonewall the investigation.
  韩国高级官员告诉记者，如果北韩继续阻止调查，韩国可能很快进一步对北韩采取强硬政策。
• According to Stonewall, about a quarter of gay employees hide their orientation from colleagues.
  石墙的数据显示，约四分之一的同性恋员工对同事隐瞒自己的性取向。
• The great Confederate General, Stonewall Jackson, was dead.
  伟大的同盟军将领，史东旺·杰克逊，逝世了。
• Top of the Stonewall index, Ernst& young can now measure the business case after conducting global research around the correlation of employee engagement and the performance of business units.
  领衔“石墙”指数的安永（ernst&young）在对员工投入度与业务部门业绩之间的关联进行全球调查后，现在能够衡量多元化的商业必要性。
• Lee met that night with his top general, Stonewall Jackson.
  那天晚上，李与他的高级将领&史东旺·杰克逊会谈。
• From deep within the heart of the Stonewall Mountains, home to the magnificent halls of the Wheel Clan, do I bring you, humble reader, this tome pertaining to all things dwarven.
  尊敬（怀疑是原文错了）的读者，我觉得自己就是在石墙山脉深处的轮氏部落的壮丽厅堂里，写下的这本反映矮人生活各方面的书。
• He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.
  他这周竭力避免作出明确答复，甚至连一些最温和的建议都企图阻拦。
• While GM opted for something approaching full disclosure of its missteps, publishing an report into company-wide fumbles, Japanese airbag maker Tanaka chose to stonewall. It left any remedies up to its beleaguered customers, notably Honda and Toyota.
  这家汽车制造商选择勇敢曝光自己的失误，并公开发布了一份自查报告。而日本气囊生产商高田公司却对气囊门三缄其口，转而把补救措施留给其深陷困境的客户本田和丰田来实施。
• Southern commanders included Thomas ( Stonewall) Jackson, Joseph Johnston, James Longstreet, and J.E.B. Stuart.
  当时南部邦联的指挥将领包括托马斯（斯顿威尔）约翰逊、约瑟夫约翰斯顿、詹姆斯朗斯特里特和J.E.B.斯图亚特。