stonewall
美音:
[´stəun´wɔl
]英音:
[´stəun´wɔl
]vi.慎重的打球,妨碍,阻碍
难易程度:
stonewall为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:stonewaller 动词过去式:stonewalled 过去分词:stonewalled 现在分词:stonewalling 第三人称单数:stonewalls
stonewall
/,stəʊn'wɔ:l; ,ston`wɔl/
v
1 [I, Tn] (infml 口 esp Brit) obstruct (a discussion, etc) by non-committal, evasive or very long replies (用含糊其辞或冗长的回答)阻碍(议事等)
*a deliberate attempt to stonewall (the debate) 蓄意设法阻碍(辩论).
2 [I] (in cricket) bat without trying to score runs (板球)守势击球(不拟跑动得分).
stonewall
v [I]
to delay a discussion, decision etc by talking a lot and refusing to answer questions