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stone·wall /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl $ ˌstoʊnˈwɒːl/ verb [intransitive] DELAYto delay a discussion, decision etc by talking a lot and refusing to answer questions 〔用冗长的发言和拒绝回答问题的办法〕拖延[阻碍]议事[作出决定]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusstonewall• His immediate response was to stonewall.• The overall government line was to stonewall international pressure for pollution curbs, pending more research.nStonewall na British organization that works to improve the legal rights of homosexual men and women, and to persuade politicians to change any laws that treat homosexuals unfairlystone·wall verbStonewallLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable talking Corpus by to delay etc decision a discussion, |