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- stonewalling
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(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 someone stonewalls, 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.
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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。
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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。
stonewalling
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After 18 days of stonewalling, he at last came out and faced the issue.
拖了 18 天后,他终于肯出来面对该问题了。
- Noun
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1. stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate


