Stonewall
[ [ˌstəun'wɔ:l] ]
出国 Abroad
vi. 防守挡击, 围以石墙, 妨碍或阻碍
📝 例句
a deliberate attempt to stonewall(the debate)
蓄意设法阻碍（辩论）.
a deliberate attempt to stonewall
蓄意设法阻碍.
I want you to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment(Richard M.Nixon)
我要你抵制它，让他们请求第五次修改(理查德M.尼克松)
The Kremlin will be tempted to stonewall until after the election.
克里姆林宫将会拖延到大选以后才…。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
stonewall
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）.
🗣️ 情景例句
How's Ellen?
Ellen，怎么样？
His bad English is a bar to his getting a job.
他的英语很差，这是他找工作的一个障碍。
Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.
10年前的一个下午，我到你家借过一条项链，你还记得吗？我的丈夫比尔当时在政府的一个部门工作。我们被邀请参加一个宫庭舞会，所以我需要借一点珠宝首饰。