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ob·struc·tion·is·m /əbˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] formal PREVENTDELAYwhen someone tries to prevent or delay a legal or political process 〔对司法或政治程序的〕蓄意阻挠，故意拖延 —obstructionist noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusobstructionism• He was able partly to overcome continuing obstructionism by using techniques of regression analysis to estimate load characteristics.• Such obstructionism is a major contributor to delay and the high cost of litigation.• Relieved, perhaps, to have escaped the obstructionism of his officials in St Petersburg, the tsar responded favourably.ob·struc·tion·is·m nounChineseSyllable tries when or delay someone Corpus to prevent |